All Applying scientific method articles – Page 5

Resource

Black box

Classroom activities to help develop ideas and evidence in science, as part of scientific enquiry. Includes black box investigations: tricky tracks, the cube and a model tube. 

Opinion

Chemistry: the ultimate facilitating subject?

2014-12-02T09:38:00Z

Kristy asks: why is chemistry such a prized qualification for entering higher education?

Review

Supporting leaders

2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

Science leaders’ survival guide

Ideas

The value of extra-curricular science clubs

2014-11-18T10:13:00Z

Catherine reflects on her extra-curricular science clubs and what she and the students gain from them

Review

Molecular Workbench

2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

Computational power is ever more important in science and educators owe their charges an introduction to it. Molecular Workbench offers ample opportunity

News

Hidden misunderstandings

2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

Testing understanding of concepts and their application

News

Virtually as good?

2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

Virtual lab may prevent cost-cutting errors

Feature

Thinking out of the box - skills for work

2013-07-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth Page explains how a problem-based learning approach to chemistry module design helps students develop the skills they need for employment

The Mole

Lost at sea: could you find your way using alchemy?

2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

On screen chemistry with Jonathan Hare

Feature

Investigations get real

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What real chemists do can be the basis of motivating investigations and learning in school chemistry

Lesson plan

Simple chemical reactions: how do candles work? | 11-14 years

Clarify the ideas of burning, melting and evaporating with your students and tackle some misconceptions about candles with this lesson plan for 11–14 year olds.

Lesson plan

Do vitamin pills work? Exploring scientific evidence | 14-16 years

Analyse data about effects of vitamin C and explore how science can give rise to different viewpoints in this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.

Lesson plan

Investigating properties of crystals: fact and fiction | 14-16 years

Practise reasoning about scientific evidence to determine if crytals possess ‘special’ properties using this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.

Resource

Vitamins and the chemistry behind them

From practical experiments to a directed activity related to text (DART), try these activities for 11–16 year olds to investigate the chemistry of vitamins.

Resource

Cleaning chemistry: soaps and detergents

Discover practical experiments, investigations and other activities for 11–16 year olds to explore the chemistry of cleaning products like soaps and detergents.