Education in Chemistry
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News
How visuospatial thinking boosts chemistry understanding
Get your students to use their hands to help them get to grips with complex chemistry concepts
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Ideas
Fuel curiosity in science careers
Help foster the next generation of scientists by linking teaching topics to real-world events and career pathways
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Feature
Why fermented foods are good for your gut – and your teaching
From kimchi to kefir, tuck into the complex chemistry of fermentation and its health potential
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Opinion
Why we should ditch working scientifically
Explore a new approach to this this national curriculum strand, grounded in contemporary cognitive science
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CPD
How to teach extraction of metals at 14–16
Solidify learners’ understanding of extraction processes with these tips, misconception busters and teaching ideas
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Analysis
Reviewing the ECF
Do new teachers leave the early career framework a five-star review or are they left with a bad taste in their mouths?
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News
Enzymes make dyeing denim more sustainable
Can researchers find a way to make jeans blue without using toxic chemicals?
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In my classroom
Inside the labs at Long Road Sixth Form College
Cambridge chemistry teachers share how they engage post-16 learners with models and more
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Article
What’s the history and science of tea?
Look into the chemistry in your cup of tea, the global origins of its leaves and why you should add salt
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Feature
Sniffing out the science of smells
What makes a bad smell smell bad? Sniff out the chemical culprits behind obnoxious odours
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News
Revealing blueberries’ nanostructure
Find out how microscopic, self-assembling particles give blueberries their characteristic blue hue
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Ideas
Use AI to successfully assess students’ understanding
Discover how to quickly and effectively generate multiple choice questions on key chemistry topics
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Feature
Strengthen your teaching practice with targeted CPD
Discover why subject knowledge always packs a punch in the classroom
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News
Understanding how students untangle intermolecular forces
Discover how learners use electronegativity to predict the location of dipole−dipole interactions
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CPD
How to teach chromatography at post-16
Everything you need to help your students master the fundamentals of this analytical technique
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Article
March 2024: Use ideas from this issue
Ideas for your classroom and teaching from our March 2024 issue
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Ideas
5 ways to successfully teach structure and bonding at 14–16
Strengthen students’ grasp of the abstract so they master this tricky topic and effectively tackle exam questions
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Feature
Teaching Earth’s resources
Everything you need to help your 11–14 learners grasp the importance of finite and renewable resources
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News
Using polluting red mud for greener metal production
Transforming toxic mud into iron in a breakthrough for steelmaking sustainability
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Opinion
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