Continuing our new series of chemical recipes, we bring you week 8 – sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Remember that when preparing any of our recipes, you should always wear appropriate PPE. What is sodium hydroxide? Also known as caustic soda or lye, this is a very corrosive substance that can cause chemical burns, usually used as […]
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Continuing our new series of chemical recipes, we bring you week 7 – Janus Green B (C30H31CIN6). Remember that when preparing any of our recipes, you should always wear appropriate PPE. What is Janus Green B? Janus Green B is a dye and vital stain (a stain that can be applied to living cells without […]
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Continuing our new series of chemical recipes, we bring you week 6 – nutrient agar. Remember that when preparing any of our recipes, you should always wear appropriate PPE. What is nutrient agar? A general purpose growth medium, nutrient agar is used for the cultivation of non-fibrous microbes, growing a variety of different types of […]
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Continuing our new series of chemical recipes, we bring you week 5 – Benedict’s reagent (C7H10CuNa2O15S). Remember that when preparing any of our recipes, you should always wear appropriate PPE. What is Benedict’s reagent? Also known as Benedict’s qualitative solution or Benedict’s solution, this chemical reagent is used in Benedict’s tests to detect the presence […]
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Continuing our new series of chemical recipes, we bring you week 4 – ammonia solution (NH4OH). Remember that when preparing any of our recipes, you should always wear appropriate PPE. What is ammonia solution? Also known as ammonium hydroxide, this solution of ammonia salts in water is a colourless liquid with a strong odour. It […]
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Continuing our new series of chemical recipes, we bring you week 3 – bicarbonate indicator (HCO3). Remember that when preparing any of our recipes, you should always wear appropriate PPE. What is a bicarbonate indicator? Also known as hydrogencarbonate indicator, this sensitive pH indicator is used within photosynthesis and respiration experiments to show the concentration […]
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Continuing our new series of chemical recipes, we bring you week 2 – sulphuric acid (H2SO4). Remember that when preparing any of our recipes, you should always wear appropriate PPE. What is sulphuric acid? Also known as oil of vitriol or hydrogen sulphate, this has a clear or brown oil-like appearance. It has dehydrating properties […]
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Coming every week, SciChem will be bringing you a ‘recipe of the week’. These handy PDFs will be downloadable so you can save them and refer back to them at any point, helping you build up an extensive library of useful chemical recipes that will aid in conducting classrooms experiments. For the first week, our […]
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Every fall, foodies and leaders in the food industry release their predictions on next year’s food trends. Often, these food and flavour trends offer little value to the average food and beverage manufacturer because of their inability to scale for the masses. While exotic ingredients and sensational flavour profiles may make for click-worthy headlines, they’re […]
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Your kids will love all the things they create and discover with these fun science experiments. Learning can be FUN! Take one or more kids. Add a few common household ingredients. Et voilà, observe. Kids love to explore the world around them and experiment with materials at their disposal. Just ask any parent with children […]
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Ask any teacher or technician what Gratnells are best known for, and most will say ‘the school tray’. Discover why Gratnells line of storage is a must for any classroom during the pandemic. The Gratnells name is synonymous with school storage solutions. But, did you know they have also produced a medical range for over […]
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PASCO have produced quick data collection videos and PASCO Capstone data files to support educators seeking remote lab opportunities for university Physics education.
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