| UniServe Science | Senior Science Table of Contents |
| What are polymers? | Properties of polymers |
| Natural polymers and their uses | Synthetic polymers and their uses |
| Sources of synthetic polymers | Plastics |
| Impact on the environment | Biodegradability |
General
Senior Science: Polymers - from HSC Online
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/senior_science/options/polymers/Faces in Polymers - a module from the Chemical Heritage Foundation, History of Chemistry
http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/FACES/teacher/poly/home.htmPolymers: Molecular Giants - from Chemical Heritage Foundation
Polymer Discovery, Online HSC Resources from The University of Sydney and Key Centre for Polymer Colloids
http://www.chemheritage.org/explore/explore-nav5.html
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/Syllabus.html
What are polymers?
Polymer Discovery - from Online HSC Resources, Key Centre for Polymer Colloids, The University of Sydney
http://www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/Syllabus.htmlThe Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun - University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/Polymers and People - from Beyond Discovery, The National Academy of Sciences
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=203Level 3: How They Work - from the Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun, University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/floor3.htmPolymers - Chemical of the Week
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/polymers/polymers.htmlPolymers and intermolecularbonds - from Making the Modern World
http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/chemistry/03.TU.02/Faces in Polymers - from Chemical Heritage Foundation
http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/faces/poly/home.htmPolymers and Polymerization - from Aus-e-Tute
http://www.ausetute.com.au/polymers.htmlCondensation Polymerization - from Materials World, with Simulation Applet
http://www.materialsworldmodules.org/resources/polimarization/4-condensation.htmlAddition Polymerization - from Materials World, with Simulation Applet
http://www.materialsworldmodules.org/resources/polimarization/3-addition.html
Making Polymers in the laboratoryProperties of Polymers - from the Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun, University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/property/gel/properties.htm
UNIT 7: LESSON 4: CORN THAT BOUNCES AND STRETCHES - contains simple recipes for some cornflour based polymers, from the NAtional Corn Growers Association
http://www.ncga.com/education/pdf/unit7lesson4.pdfPlaying with Polymers - from The Science Spot: Chemistry Lessons
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classchem.html#Anchor-polyPOLYMERS - GREAAAAAAT BIIIIIIG MOLECUUUUUULES - from Illinois Institute of Technology
http://www.iit.edu/%7Esmile/ch96m6.htmlPlaydough Recipes - a number of recipes for playdough
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7875/recip3.htmlHomemade Playdough - from Creative Kids at Home
http://www.creativekidsathome.com/activities/activity_8.htmlHow To make SLIME and SILLY PUTTY
http://www.ericjorgensen.com/html/slime.htmHow to Make Slime - from your Chemistry Guide
http://chemengineer.about.com/c/ht/01/02/How_Chocolate_Curls0983125813.htmHomemade Slime - from the Mad Scientist Network
http://www.madsci.org/experiments/archive/878680114.Ch.html
Natural polymers and their uses
Natural Polymers - from the Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun, University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/natupoly.htmSoybean Protein Fiber Properties - from Swicofil, produser of natural and synthetic yarns
http://www.swicofil.com/soybeanproteinfiberproperties.htmlCHARACTERISTICS AND PROPERTIES OF FIBERS - from World in a Spin
http://www.worldinaspin.com/pages/Articles/Article_Characteristics.html
Synthetic polymers and their uses
Level 2: Polymers Up Close and Personal - from the Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun, University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/floor2.htmLevel 1: Polymers are Everywhere - from the Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun, University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/floor1.htmLevel 4: Makin' Polymers - from the Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun, University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/floor4.htmThe Vinyl Institute - includes Vinyl the material, Vinyl and the environment
http://www.vinylinfo.org/Polystyrene Packaging Delivers! - from Polystyrene Packaging Company including Educational Resources and Polystyrene Facts
http://www.polystyrene.org/IISRP Online - International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. including What is Synthetic Rubber?
http://www.iisrp.com/Comparison of Fiber Properties - from Mini Fibers
http://www.minifibers.com/literature/fiber_comparison.htmAbout Acrylonitrile - from AN Group, a series of questions and answers about acrylonitrile and the studies around it
http://www.angroup.org/qa.html1988 onwards: A new era - Polymer Currency Notes - from Reserve Bank of Australia Museum and Virtual Tour
http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/#How Self-healing Spacecraft Will Work - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/self-healing-spacecraft.htmCarbon Fiber - from the Macrogalleria - a cyberwonderland of polymer fun, University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/carfib.htmKevlar - the Wonder Material - from The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/Kevlar/What is Kevlar? - from DuPont
http://www.dupont.com/kevlar/whatiskevlar.htmlSTEPHANIE L. KWOLEK - the inventor of Kevlar, from Chemical Heritage
http://www.chemheritage.org/classroom/chemach/plastics/kwolek.htmlSimple Solutions from Saran
http://www.saranbrands.com/Saran Wrap - from About Inventors
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsaranwrap.htmSaran Resins and Films - from Dow Chemicals
http://www.dow.com/saran/Physical Properties of Food Wraps - a laboratory procedure from The Dow Chemical Company
http://www.doweducation.com/teachers/g912/physical.htmWorld Of Plastics And Polymers - laboratory procedures to make plastics and investigate their properties, from Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement, Illinois Institute of Technology
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/chbi9904.htm
Sources of synthetic polymers
Polymers and People - from Beyond Discovery, The national Academies
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=203/A>
Plastics
Plastics Science Education Activities - from Hands-on Plastics, American Plastics Council
http://www.teachingplastics.org/hands_on_plastics/activities/index.html#History of Polymers and Plastics for Teachers - from Hands-on Plastics, American Plastics Council
http://www.teachingplastics.org/hands_on_plastics/intro_to_plastics/teachers.htmlPlastics Resource from the American Plastics Council - includes How plastics are made, Plastics - The Basics and Uses of Plastics (Plastics 101), also Recycling and Beyond
http://www.plasticsresource.com:80/Plastics processing - from TEchnology in Australia, University of Melbourne
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/662.htmlAn introduction to plastics - from Calibre Plastics
http://www.calibre.co.nz/plastics.htmTherapeutic Plastics - an Exploration from Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0005B91E-4BFD-1C75-9B81809EC588EF21&pageNumber=1&catID=4
Recycling and the Impact on the environment
All About Plastic - from Virtual Recycling
http://www.virtualrecycling.com/main.asp?contentID=61Recycling Plastics - from Virtual Recycling
http://www.virtualrecycling.com/main.asp?contentID=60PVC waste and recycling - solving a problem or selling a poison? - a Greenpeace Fact Sheet
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/polyvinyl-chloride/pvc-wasteThe poison plastic - a Greenpeace Fact Sheet
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/polyvinyl-chloride/the-poison-plasticPlastics - from Visy Recycling
http://www.visy.com.au/divisions/category_page.aspx?did=1&sid=3&cid=89&scid=90What do those recycling Numbers mean? - from The Macrogalleria
http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/work/recycle.htmPlastic: Recycling, Downcycling - Peace and Environment News
http://perc.ca/waste-line/rrr/plastic.htmlHow Green are green plastics? - from Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0007B0AE-88AF-13FF-88AF83414B7F0000
Biodegradability
Making packaging greener – biodegradable plastics - from NOVA, Australian Academies of Science
http://www.science.org.au/nova/061/061key.htmSay Good-Bye to Plastic - an article from the archives of Wired News
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.07/start.html?pg=8Biodegradable - from WorldWise, Eco-friendly resources for everyday living, has a table showing relative times various materials take to decompose
http://www.worldwise.com/biodegradable.htmlEco-plastic - American Communications Foundation
http://www.acfnewsource.org/environment/eco-plastic.html
| For further information contact Kaye Placing |
© 1997 - 2008 UniServe Connections
Page Maintained By: BioSciCH@mail.usyd.edu.au
Last Update: Thursday, 14-Dec-2006 16:56:50 EST
URL: http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/snrsci/polymers.html