Be part of the world's biggest chemistry experiment

Scotland: 8 June
England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 22 June

The Global Experiment is the most engaging way for you and your students to be part of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC).

It involves four simple experiments to collect important quality measurements of your local water. Once the data's collected, you can submit it through the IYC website, and your students' work will join thousands of others in the biggest ever chemistry experiment.

We're encouraging all schools in Scotland to do the experiments on 8 June, and schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to do the experiments on 22 June.

Once you have results to share with the global chemistry community, head over to the IYC2011 website to upload them.

Download the worksheets

Related Global Experiment Links

• Watch a repeat of the One Show broadcast showing children taking part in the Global Experiment (Skip to 25:26 for the feature)
• Behind the scenes pictures of the One Show filming of the Global Experiment on Facebook
• Drinking Water - Should you believe the myths?

Latest discussion on the Talk Chemistry forums

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How to sign up

There are two simple ways to keep up with the latest news on the Global Experiment:

Join MyRSC and Talk Chemistry

To make the most of the Global Experiment, join MyRSC and the Talk Chemistry group for teachers.

There you can find more photos, videos and other resources, and read and discuss hints and tips with other teachers to make this an experiment to remember for you and your students.

Check out the Talk Chemistry page with the button below. You'll be given the option to register for MyRSC and get stuck in straight away.