Chemistry Labs Without the Lab: Cost-effective Chemistry Experiments

The Solution: A Complete, Integrated Chemistry Lab Series

Axiom Science does things differently.

We avoid “eye-candy” experiments that impress but don’t teach, and we don’t rely on expensive but unnecessary specialist equipment. Instead, each of our experiments has been designed to illustrate a key concept in the curriculum, and the whole series allows students to develop important experimental skills and teaches them to write properly structured lab reports.

Each one comes complete with a dedicated video which:

• Puts the practical work in its wider educational context
• Explains key health and safety issues
• Lists required equipment and supplies
• Provides step-by-step instructions with photos or video highlights
• Includes a sample lab report
• Outlines further experimental work when appropriate

All that’s required from you is to gather the supplies, supervise safely, and grade the lab report.

The Toolkit: All the Resources You Need for Chemistry Labs Without a Lab

The full experiment toolkit includes a range of practical chemistry resources:

A full lab materials list

This is available individually for each experiment. There’s also a complete lab-series list, which you can also download as a pdf. You’ll find all of this in our resources hub, and if you take a look you’ll see that most of the items are very common household supplies like salt, vinegar, ice cubes, and kitchen measuring spoons.

Clear lab health and safety guidelines

Axiom chemistry experiments don’t use hazardous chemical or inherently dangerous procedures. But no-one wants accidents or medical issues, so all lab videos include a health and safety briefing, plus there is a full Axiom Science Lab Health and Safety guide on our website.

Sample lab reports and grading guidelines

For each experiment you’ll get a sample, annotated lab report, plus simple grading guidelines. So it’s not difficult to grade lab reports even if you’ve no scientific expertise of your own. If you’ve signed up for the free sample chemistry course, simply click ‘lab reports’ on your dashboard and you’ll see them for yourself.

Axiom Science hands-on experiments are simple to perform, fully aligned with the course, cost-effective, and give students both important practical skills and real learning. It’s the complete, practical solution to the chemistry experiment problem.