In this MEL Academy lesson your children will:
- learn what polymers and plastics are
- prepare you own polymers
- carry out diffusion experiment
Lesson time
| 8:00am | PST | (San Francisco, Seattle, ...) |
| 9:00am | MST | (Phoenix, Denver, ...) |
| 10:00am | CST | (Chicago, Houston, ...) |
| 11:00am | EST | (New York, Toronto, ...) |
| 4:00pm | GMT | (London, ...) |
Lesson duration: 45-55 minutes.
Prepare in advance
In this lesson, we will conduct several DIY experiments. Prepare in advance household materials shown below.
Worksheet
Please, download and print this worksheet in advance. You’ll need to refer to it during the lesson.
MEL Experiment
If you are a subscriber of MEL Chemistry then you can conduct Plastics and Iodine experiment from the Chemistry of Materials chemistry set:
Tutor
This lesson is presented by Daniel Sullivan:
Daniel Sullivan is a hugely enthusiastic and experienced ex-head of science with over 20 years of teaching experience. He is now running a science teacher training company and is looking forward to engaging with students once again.
