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• TLF-IDM008871

Carry out an experimental investigation like those used in industrial laboratories. This is a fact sheet giving information and instructions for an experiment investigating the recovery of copper metal from ore using solvent extraction. It includes background information on the industrial process and chemistry involved, ...

• TLF-IDS5667

This is an extensive teaching unit focused on learning, through a collaborative, inquiry-based approach, about combining substances into mixtures and separating components. It includes comprehensive lesson plans, as well as student handouts and other teaching resources, for eight structured lessons that form an integrated ...

• TLF-IDL3102

Look at why water is so important to humans. Explore the water cycle. Find out how water often dissolves other compounds in nature. Notice that drinking water contains dissolved carbon dioxide and minerals. This learning object is one in a series of five objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.

• TLF-IDL3104

Look at colloids such as clay suspended in water. See how flocculation works. Notice that colloids have fine particles spread throughout a solid, liquid or gas. Explore a range of colloids such as sols, aerosols, gels, foams and emulsions. This learning object is one in a series of five objects. The series is also packaged ...

• TLF-IDM002194

This is a black-and-white photograph of an employee working at an 'emulsion kettle' at the Kodak factory in Abbotsford, Melbourne, some time between 1930 and 1960. The man is using a wooden paddle to stir photographic emulsion in the kettle, which is silver with a copper exterior. The emulsion was used in the making of ...

• TLF-IDM008653

This web page contains a video clip, animations and student worksheets exploring the dissolving of ionic solids in water. The video clip has both filmed and animated scenes that compare the dissolving of sodium chloride with melting and show how the dissolving process can be represented by chemical equations. Important ...

• TLF-IDM008659

This web page contains video clips, animations and student worksheets that investigate the chemical properties of water and aqueous solutions. The major topics cover the structure and bonding of water, acids and bases, dissolving, ionic solutions, precipitation and complexation.

• TLF-IDM008663

This web page contains a video, animations and a student worksheet examining the proton-transfer reactions of acids and bases. Self-ionisation of water, acidity of hydrated metal ions, proton gain by ammonia molecules and proton loss from acetic acid are depicted. The animations show important molecular-level segments from ...

• TLF-IDM014130

This is a set of student digital activities about states of matter, the particle model and simple chemical equations. It contains a rich array of interactive activities, film clips and notebook questions to assist learning, and is part of a comprehensive curriculum resource that covers Chemical sciences content descriptions ...

• TLF-IDM015665

Do you eat bread? How often? Discover why bread has been important for human survival for thousands of years. Find out how to find the healthiest types of bread to eat. See how you can make your own bread at home.