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Take on the role of a chemist and use real laboratory equipment to identify mystery powders and create new substances. See how a flame can be used to identify a chemical and discover the beauty and wonder of chemical reactions.
By the end of the workshops students will have discovered:
- How labs are designed to help scientists use chemicals safely.
- How to use a range of lab equipment such as pipettes, Bunsen burners, funnels, and spatulas.
- How scientists identify unknown chemicals.
- What happens when chemicals react with one another, such as change of colour, change of temperature, change from liquid to solid.
- How scientists create new substances by mixing chemicals together.
Curriculum links
Key Stage 2 Science
- States of matter
- Properties and changes of materials
- Working scientifically