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Things to make and do

22 Jan From very small to even smaller

human cheek cells x100 microscope methylene blue

Cells are really important: all living things are made of them. They are often one of the first things you learn about when you start secondary school, and feature prominently at GCSE and A-Level too. And they are fascinating – and ...

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  • AQA GCSE Biology 1.1 , cells , eukaryotes , imaging , microscopy , prokaryotes , things to make and do , try this at home

11 Dec Snow! Snow!

snow snowflake formation dendrites ice crystals

Yesterday morning, much of the UK woke up to snow. It was all very exciting, and much fun was had by all; the cats hated it; we built a comely snow wench. But where does snow come from? Why don’t we get more of it when it’s cold? And ...

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  • crystals , freezing , geometry , humidity , ice , snow , Temperature , water , weather

02 Dec Mirror Image Molecules: The Two Faces of Thalidomide

R-Thalidomide optical isomers stereoisomerism

I like December. I like the changing weather, and the cold and frost (weird, I know – I just like being able to wrap up warm and go outside!), and the anticipation of Christmas. I like excuses to stay inside curled up with the cats. ...

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  • AQA GCSE Biology 1.2 , AQA GCSE Biology 2.2 , AQA GCSE Biology 3.1 , AQA GCSE Working Scientifically 1.1 , AQA GCSE Working Scientifically 1.3 , AQA GCSE Working Scientifically 1.4 , AQA GCSE Working Scientifically 1.5 , AQA GCSE Working Scientifically 1.6 , chirality , drug development , ethics , etymology , isomerism , optical isomerism , specificity , stereoisomerism , thalidomide

24 Nov Wibbly Wobbly: Jelly Chemistry

gelatine agar polysaccharide polymer protein gellification hydrogen bonding structure

As anyone who knows me will tell you, I like food and I like cooking. I especially like being creative with flavours, textures, and presentation, particularly making things look something else / not food / similar. (The time I made ...

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  • AQA GCSE Chemistry 2.2 , AQA GCSE Chemistry 5.1 , AQA GCSE Chemistry 7.3 , cooling , etymology , gellification , heating , hydrogen bonding , jelly , kitchen chemistry , polymers , polysaccharides , proteins , things to make and do , try this at home

10 Nov The Rise of the Superbug

Superbugs antibiotic resistance Science Museum

This year, antibiotics were voted Britain’s greatest invention by the public in a TV collaboration between the BBC and the Science Museum. And it’s true: antibiotics really have changed the world. Antibiotic use has its downsides ...

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  • antbiotics , antibiotic resistance , AQA GCSE Biology 1.1 , AQA GCSE Biology 3.1 , AQA GCSE Biology 6.2 , AQA GCSE Biology 6.3 , bacteria , etymology , infections , mutations , nobel prize , penicillin , superbugs

26 Oct Watching for Shooting Stars (or where do meteor showers come from?)

meteor night sky shooting star perseids

On Friday night last week, I set out with the express intention of staying up late to watch the Orionids. I was disappointed. We had thick cloud cover and heavy rain. The sky might have been beautifully dark, but I couldn’t see a ...

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  • AQA GCSE Physics 3.3 , AQA GCSE Physics 8.1 , Comet , Meteor , Orbits , Orionids , pressure , Shooting Star , Solar System , Stargazing , Temperature

18 Oct Why is the sky broken? (Or Hurricane Ophelia and her effects)

hurricane explained heating cooling evaporation condensation

Why is the sky broken? That is the question my cats spent much of Monday asking me. Why is the sky broken? What is wrong with it? The eldest of the cats sat as close as he could to the middle of our house and growled at it – and ...

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