KS3/4 Science - Demonstrating Chemistry - Top of the Flops

Dr Shini Somarathne presents a run-down of the top ten experiments that go wrong for teachers, compiled by school science support service CLEAPSS.

Expert chemists Dr Colin Osborne from the Royal Society of Chemistry, and Dr Kay Stephenson and Bob Worley from CLEAPSS demonstrate what happens when experiments don't go according to plan. They also give some alternative approaches to classic experiments.

Problems associated with cracking hydrocarbons, white phosphorus, making chlorine gas, and making copper sulphate crystals are demonstrated, and the experts give some top tips to make school science experiments a success.

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priyantha on 11 August 2009

Im surprised about every chapter of this vedio and this vedio is very useful for science teachers thanks for t.tv and ...
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Duration: 30:00 minutes
Published: 08 May 2008
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Next showing on TV: 19:30 09 February 2010

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- priyantha
  
  very useful to science teachers
  
  11 August 2009 - 19:34
  Im surprised about every chapter of this vedio and this vedio is very useful for science teachers
  thanks for t.tv and presenteter
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- nickro
  
  Chemistry experiments!
  
  31 March 2009 - 13:38
  Oh, I forgot to mention ASE who provide excellent resources too
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- nickro
  
  Chemistry experiments!
  
  31 March 2009 - 13:16
  This video is truly great for both old and new science teachers whether chemists or not. I particularly like the bottle tops experiments for making MgO and the white phosphorus demo.
  
  If you look on the internet there are some great chemistry experiments and demos published by Royal Society of Chemistry and Salters' Chemistry.
  
  Well done TTV!
  
  Regards
  
  Nick
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- Prabhu
  
  Downlaoding video
  
  2 February 2009 - 09:47
  Hi,
  Someone please guide me how to downlaod video.
  I am trying the avaialble downlaodable format but could not do it,
  Regards
  Prabhu
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- lizzie2004
  
  tweaking experiments and the 'even wower' factor
  
  9 November 2008 - 11:53
  At last no more power games.
  Having suffered mean teachers who hung onto their only bit of 'power' and refused to share their practical 'tricks' year after year, now I can find out for myself in a way that I can learn.
  Thank you TTV This is what I have been waiting for for so long!
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- alderson17
  
  Essential for every teacher
  
  4 June 2008 - 14:23
  Essential for every teacher of science who is not familiar with chemistry practicals!
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- Samia
  
  KS3/4 Science - Demonstrating Chemistry - Top of the Flops
  
  19 May 2008 - 20:06
  Brilliant! I enjoyed every second of this video!
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- Mark Gilchrist
  
  I'm surprised about number 1
  
  9 May 2008 - 17:30
  I really expected it to be the Thermite reaction!
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- Mark Gilchrist
  
  I'm surprised about number 1
  
  9 May 2008 - 17:30
  I really expected it to be the Thermite reaction!
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