Sessions are run throughout the academic year and take place in our Central Teaching Laboratories.
Schools Lab aims to:
- Show young people the excitement of science by making links with current research topics
- Raise attainment in science by supporting the school and college curriculum
- Extend students' experience with challenging experiments and concepts that take them beyond the curriculum
- Inspire the brightest young people to become the scientists of the future
- Show how chemistry and physics are closely linked, particularly in the science of new materials
Our sessions include:
Materials Matters!
This workshop gives an introduction to some important and fascinating materials - polymers in the morning and magnetism in the afternoon. Fun and hands-on activities showing the importance of both chemistry and physics. For year groups 7 - 8.
Chemistry of the Colonies
An introduction to carbohydrate chemistry - this is relevant to both chemistry and biology. Students will learn about aspects of carbohydrate chemistry, and carry out tests to identify sugars and determine the Vitamin C content in drinks. For year groups 9 - 10.
Intoduction to Nanotechnology and Magnetism
Nanotechnology and Magnetism for GCSE. For year groups 10 - 11.
Welcome to Nanoworld
Make your own magnetic nanoparticles and investigate the strange behaviour of a ferrofluid. Learn about buckyballs and applications of nanotechnology. For year groups 12 - 13.
Catalyze
A-level tranisition metal chemistry in a day of colourful experiments. For year groups 12 - 13.
Nanosponges
Learn about new research in polymer chemistry. Make your own samples of porous polymer and find out about applications of this new technology. For year groups 10 - 13.
Spectroscopy
A brief introduction to spectroscopy, with demonstrations of modern spectrometers, and a problem session. For year groups 12 - 13.
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