Teaching ideas – graphene structure, properties and uses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-21031991
Watch the video and ask students to make notes about its structure and properties. Can they suggest any possible uses?
Researchers are developing graphene as a sieve to separate the salt from salty water to produce drinking water.
Ask students to draw a diagram or model how this could work.
Read about the research on the BBC website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39482342
Watch the following video about how graphene was first made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PifL8bAybyc
