Resources for Schools

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Bristol ChemLabS Health and Safety Rules

• Bristol ChemLabS Festival of Contemporary Science Lectures and workshops New
• Beacon Researchers in Schools Scheme - WALES New
• Royal Society of Chemistry Lectures 2009-10
• What's on at The Royal Institution of Great Britain (London)?
  
• University of Bristol Factsheets
  The University has developed a series of helpful factsheets to help students with their university choices. These factsheets are available as PDF files below, and schools and colleges are welcome to reproduce them for the classroom.
  • Autumn 2008 UCAS application dos and don'ts
  • Open doors... how to get the most out of an open day
• STEM Directories
  STEM Online Directories comprise a collection of schemes and activities provided by organisations from across the UK that aim to enhance and enrich the curriculum. These schemes are usually based around events or experiences that cannot be delivered with standard school contacts and resources.
  
• Careers information for those considering reading a chemistry degree – PDF from the HEA's website
• Catalyst magazine
• Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy experiments
  Bristol ChemLabS is engaged with an extension of a project on analytical chemistry. The experiments originally devised under the project AnalChemVoc may be found on the above website.
  
• Free Labskills Resources - online practical simulations
• Common Chemical Risk Assessments (PDF from the ASE)
  
• Harnessing Solar Energy with Grätzel Cells
  Grätzel solar cells convert sunlight into electricity, giving students the opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge, green chemistry research. Article published in Education in Chemistry, September 2007.
• Grätzel Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells PowePoint Presentation for Teachers (20 MB)
• Teachers Websites
• Sources of Funding for School Science Activities (110kb PDF)
• Presentations and other resources for teachers by UAS project students
• 'A Pollutant's Tale' – Lecture-Demonstration by Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross
• 'Una Historia de Contaminantes' – 'A Pollutant's Tale' in Spanish (1.9 MB PowerPoint)
• 'A Chemical Delight' – Lecture-Demonstration by Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross
• 'Gases in the Air' – Lecture-Demonstration by Tim Harrison and Alison Rivett
• Air Pollution, Climate Change and Ozone Depletion Notes
• Jeremy Harvey's Structure and Bonding Website
• Consent Form for Use of Photographic Material
• Journals
• Medical Science
• Nanochemistry
• Periodic Table
• Local Researcher in Residence (RinR) Information
• Giant Bubbles Recipe:
  • distilled water 8 parts
  • glycerol 1 part
  • Persil aloe vera 1 part
  • mix/shake thoroughly in a sealed clean vessel
  • leave overnight
  The mixture is then ready to use.
• Alex Teague Lecture on Volcanology (36MB Powerpoint presenation)
• Scisational - The SCISATIONAL project aims to make science sensational and spark the imagination of 15 year olds. It allows pupils to research and produce their own film that connects basic science to some of the University's current research. Participants (Y10 pupils from Bristol and Bath and North East Somerset schools) in this project directed their learning to develop their own science curriculum. They investigated several topics, then mapped these to underlying scientific concepts and processes. More details and DVDs are available from the Centre for Public Engagement website.

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