Chemistry without a lab
My very first trip to India was a whistle stop tour. In four days I visited ten schools in two cities and performed ten shows. Air travel being what it is, I flew in and out of Delhi. Delays on the way, however, ensured that I had to run from International Arrivals to Domestic Departures in order to catch my […]
» Read moreThe Kitchen Chemist is off on his travels again soon, but is not too busy to update a few things on the website. Not only is there a new page describing the starch / iodine indicator colour change, but there are new photos in the gallery and the menus have been tweaked. Don’t forget that you can get involved and […]
» Read moreFirst of all I would like to wish all my readers a Happy New Year! The Kitchen Chemist has been busy in the last couple of months. There have been shows at the Royal Institution, the Institute of Education and the University of Bristol Chemistry School, together with one at the UEA. Next week Kitchen Chemistry will be visiting the […]
» Read moreKitchen Chemistry has established an account with the folks over at Easyfundraising. This means that anyone can raise funds for the Kitchen Chemistry Outreach Project without noticing. Many retailers cooperate with Easyfundraising so buying things on-line – from the weekly shop to an annual holiday – raises funds for the chosen cause.
» Read moreI would like to be able to fund the continuing work of the Kitchen Chemistry Outreach Project in South Africa, but it is rather difficult to find interested parties. If anyone has bright ideas that they would not mind sharing, please get in touch, either tweet @Kitchen_Chem or email The Kitchen Chemist.
» Read moreKitchen Chemistry has been registered as a trademark, read more to see the trademarked graphics. I have also taken the opportunity to add some photos to the gallery on the website.
» Read moreTime to review the last year and take a look at what is in store for this one. In addition to my two regular South Africa trips I was able to do something especially exciting last year. In addition there is a (nearly) all new Kitchen Chemistry for this year.
» Read moreThose of you who have browsed through the site might have noticed the large beakers that I use for the shows. These are a good size for large demonstrations and very easy to transport as they pack flat and are almost unbreakable.
» Read moreIf you have tried to access the site through a mobile device you will have found that the landing page was simply a holding page provided by WordPress. This has now been changed and it now reflects the front page of the main site. I have also tinkered with the Avogadro’s Lab contents as a new article has been published. […]
» Read moreAnother update for the site this week. I’ve put up links to the articles that I have written for the Royal Society of Chemistry that have been published in “The Mole”, the regular insert to Education in Chemistry.
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