Ben Chantrell
benchantrell.bsky.social
Ben Chantrell
@benchantrell.bsky.social
On the playground is where I spent most of my days….
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Discover how to set up the Whitley Bay smoke cell with confidence in our new CLEAPSS video and accompanying guide- PP159 - Using a smoke cell to observe Brownian motion

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Video - Smoke Cell
Using a smoke cell to observe Brownian motion
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September 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Things are getting both slimy and mouldy at CLEAPSS!

Watch our new Slime Mould video

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Slime mould video
YouTube video by CLEAPSS
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September 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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CLEAPSS courses fill up fast, so don’t miss out on the perfect course and venue for you - book your place today by visiting courses.cleapss.org.uk/Courses/Cour...
June 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This is incredible- every A level kid should see it. Shame its on Facebook
Julia Boyd Griffin
It's not AI. It's not a painting. It is the most detailed image of a human cell to date, obtained by radiography, nuclear magnetic resonance and cryoelectron microscopy."
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May 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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We are pleased to announce that #ChatBiologyLive has partnered with @thesciencehub.bsky.social as part of their Secondary Science Festival with Physics Partners 🎉

New date: Tues 8th July

Tickets and more info here:
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April 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Join us on Tuesday at 8:30 for this week's #ChatBiology

This week's theme is enzymes! 🧪

#EduSky #iTeachBio 🧬 #SciTeachUK
March 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can’t wait @chatbiology.bsky.social Neither can our slime mould given its recent bid for freedom!
February 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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In case you missed it earlier! 🎉

Keep a look out for more posts every day this week revealing who's coming to #ChatBiologyLive! 👀
We are so excited to announce our first contributor to #ChatBiologyLive ...

@cleapss.bsky.social !! 🧫🔬

If you want to come chat all things micro you can get your tickets here: buff.ly/3Vudzdv

#ChatBiology #EduSky #iTeachBio 🧬 #SciTeachUK
February 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Toot toot! CLEAPSS Biology having fun with steam engines yesterday whilst delivering a course at the Armfield Academy, Blackpool

Get your own steam engines and pressure cookers working safely by attending our Safety examinations of pressure vessels course courses.cleapss.org.uk/Courses/Cour...
February 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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All set for todays ‘Safety examination of pressure vessels’ course at the University of Birmingham’, instructing all about safe use of autoclaves, pressure cookers and steam engines.
Plenty of other opportunities to book on to this and other courses near you
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January 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Looking to develop your microbiology skills? Spaces still available on our Microbiology – Serial dilutions & fungi course at Chesham on 6th Feb 2025.

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Microbiology - serial dilutions and fungi course
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January 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Friday afternoon practical fun at @cleapss.bsky.social - if slime moulds do indeed count as fun- I’m sure Team Chemistry would object to that definition!
Absolutely incredible shots showing cytoplasmic streaming
January 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
@bobthechemist.bsky.social about to set off yet another whizz bang in the background 💥😖
Thanks to all for a fantastic last afternoon at the @cleapss.bsky.social workshop at the ASE conference in Nottingham.
January 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
CLEAPSS bio- All set up for ASE conference 2025…together with a sniffly biology adviser. She’ll be quarantined for the duration of the workshop 😬
January 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Spaces still available on our last two Microbiology – Antimicrobials course for the term.
This hands-on course is suitable for teachers or technicians new to microbiology or those wanting to brush up on their skills.
Sign up for our courses here : courses.cleapss.org.uk/Courses/Cour...
CLEAPSS CPD Courses for Technicians and Teachers
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November 11, 2024 at 10:42 AM
More success with the latest incarnation of homemade TLC plates. Inspiration provided by our plant pigment practical procedure science.cleapss.org.uk/Resource/PP0...

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October 10, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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Our biology team have been busy.

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CLEAPSS Biology - Polarising Filters
YouTube video by CLEAPSS
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October 8, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Fun and games with @bobthechemist.bsky.social on a Thurs afternoon.

TLC plates on the cheap- mk 1. Not a bad outcome from fountain pen inks, but even thinner definitely needed, me hearties (meant for pirate day enthusiasts only!) #cleapss
September 19, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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Shining white light though crystals with 2 refractive indexes, either side of polarizer light filters (one of which rotates), show stunning colours. Ben @cleapss.bsky.social
to schools with a simple arrangement. Here are sugar, benzoic acid & MgSO₄.7H₂O. #ChatChemistry, #ITeachChem
August 30, 2024 at 5:36 AM