Scientists believe that they have discovered a planet whose surface is almost entirely composed of water.
Named, GJ 1214b, it is found around 40 light years from Earth.
Triple A Learning IB Blogs
February 22, 2012
February 20, 2012
What’s your BIG question?
Do you have a big science question that you would like to get answered? From the seemingly simple (what would happen if a ballon of helium were released into space?) to the more profound (what will happen to the universe once all the starts have burnt out?) here is your oppurtunity to get involved:
February 10, 2012
Top Tips for success (2)
Oxidation states / nmubers. Can you list the oxidation state of Cl in the following substances? Cl2O7, HClO4, Cl2O6, ClO3, ClO2, HClO, Cl2, HCl.
Click on ‘read more’ below to see the answer…
February 9, 2012
The oldest oxygen on the planet?
The BBC continue to churn out high quality science documentaries.
The latest to hit our screens started on Tuesday night – ‘How To Grow A Planet’. Presented by the charismatic Professor Iain Stewart.
February 8, 2012
Halogen reactions – a summary
Here is a great YouTube video that summarises the reactions of the halogens.
As far as I can make out, all of the clips come from http://www.periodicvideos.com/ but the author of the video has combined a lot of these clips to put them together in one place.
February 7, 2012
Science meets Art
Not strictly a chemistry posting ….
…. but worthy of a mention all the same.
February 6, 2012
Top Tips for success (1)
Top tips for success – each week or so I will aim to give you some tips for your exams. So here we go, top tip #1:
Organic Chemistry –> Mechanisms
February 3, 2012
Is it real?
My children love the Julia Donaldson story, ‘The Stick Man’ but did you know that we had our own chemical stick man.
Apparently it exists…..
February 2, 2012
February 1, 2012
Atomic Orbitals Viewer
This website is pretty useful for helping students to visualise orbitals.
Not dead easy to use ….. you may be better off using it as a demo in a lesson, rather than giving it directly to the students.
