Chemistry - Oil Products
The films in this collection cover key topics in chemistry, including hydrocarbons, esters, alkanes, polymers, plastics and fractional distillation.
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Esters and Perfumes *suitable for home teaching*
This film, from Twig World, looks at esters which occur in nature and have been harnessed by the perfume industry. It explores what esters are and how they are made and used.
The key points in the film are:
•Esters give many fruits their scents, including bananas, lavender and pineapples.
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FactPack: Hydrocarbons
This film, from Twig World, provides an introduction to hydrocarbons and looks at how unreactive alkanes can be made into reactive alkenes.
The key points made in the film are facts about Hydrocarbons, for example:
•Hydrocarbons are the simplest organic compounds. •Alkanes are poor fuels, thick and...
Fractional Distillation *suitable for home teaching*
This film, from Twig World, looks at how the industrial process of fractional distillation transforms crude oil into a variety of products, from plane fuel to road surfacing. The key points made in the film are:
Extraction of crude oil from Fractional Distillation gives us many useful products. First it is...Invention of Nylon *suitable for home teaching*
This film, from Twig World, looks at what makes the polymer Nylon so durable. The key points made in the film are: •In the past, clothes were all made from natural sources, such as silk, wool and cotton. •Then Wallace Carothers discovered nylon in 1939. •It was discovered through experimentation with polymers,...
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| Subject(s) | Science, Chemistry |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx64b |
