All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 6
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ResourceMake a molecule
Learn about the types of molecules found in fruits and sweets, as well as how molecules are formed
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Magnificent moleculesCaesium chloride
A versatile compound used in cancer treatment, solar cells and even making beer
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NewsTorn crystal reveals gecko's stickiness
The force behind a gecko’s sticky feet has been measured and modified
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Exhibition chemistryClarifying compounds and mixtures
Declan Fleming clears up confusion in a puff of purple vapour
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SoundbiteA real fake tan: melanin minus mutation
Rowan Frame explains how a new drug might make sunburn a thing of the past
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Concepts in chemistry
A person can be said to have acquired a concept once they are able to identify examples, and distinguish them from non-examples, this resource aims to support learners do so.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Ionisation energy
Use this activity as a revision of the topic, or a reinforcement of learner’s knowledge base, upholding what they know about ionisation energy.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Precipitation
Discover more about ionic bonding, and how dissolving into solutions can effect bonds.
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MisconceptionsIron – a metal: true or false? | Chemical misconceptions II
Use these diagnostic questions to explore and develop learners’ understanding of metallic bonding and properties of particles vs substances
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Definitions in chemistry
This exercise gives students an opportunity to discuss and give a critique of a selection of definitions (from various sources) of the most basic chemical terms
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Interactions
Support students to explore more forms of interactions between bonds, identify, and explain them.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: An analogy for the atom
Discover more around the solar system analogy for the structure of an atom. Looking closer at their similarities and differences.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Spot the bonding | 16–18 years
This activity asks learners to explore their knowledge of different bonding types, through diagrams of 18 bonds.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Chemical stability
Explore seven triads of chemical species and understand the stability between the three examples.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Constructing chemical conceptions
Explore and review the principles of constructivist teaching.
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MisconceptionsChemical misconceptions I: Chemical bonding
Some of alternative ideas are considered in this chapter, with suggestions for improving the teaching of chemical bonding.
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MisconceptionsChemical misconceptions I: Chemical structure
Explore the structure of atoms, and get a clearer idea of how to present atoms to learners through analogy.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Chemical axioms
Explore the key ideas into how learners respond to the fundamental principles used in chemistry.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Scaffolding learning in chemistry
Explore how to create a learning scaffold in chemistry, and how learners may respond to this reinforcement.