All articles by Dorothy Warren
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FeatureTeaching the bonding spectrum
Everything you need to help your post-16 grasp the realities of bonding, electronegativity and intermolecular forces
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FeatureBoost your teaching practice with subject-specific personal development
Drill down to the evidence base supporting it, what’s on offer and some barriers to accessing it
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ResourceTricky tracks: observation and inference in science | 11–14 years
Presentation, worksheet and lesson plan to help learners understand the difference between observation and inference as you build their understanding of the scientific process
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ResourceStudent risk assessment: preparing a salt | 14–16 years
Two worksheets to guide learners in recognizing hazards, evaluating risks and identifying control measures
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CPDHow to teach entropy at post-16
Use these ideas and activities to help your chemistry students master this challenging topic
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ResourceSpot the entropy errors worksheet | 16–18 years
Develop your learners’ metacognitive skills using thermodynamics questions and calculations
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Experiment‘Gold’ coins on a microscale | 14–16 years
Practical experiment where learners produce ‘gold’ coins by electroplating a copper coin with zinc, includes follow-up worksheet
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IdeasTeach justice and cooperation through chemistry
Link forensic science and the Covid-19 pandemic to your lessons on instrumental analysis, separation techniques, data interpretation and health with UN sustainable development goals 16 and 17
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IdeasEquality, education and science
Easy-to-implement ways to link these topics to your lessons on energy sources, water resources, nanochemistry, health and climate change
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ResourceWomen in chemistry | 14–16 years
Show your learners the difference that science can make and provide them with role models who are leading chemists in their fields.
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CPDTeaching organic chemistry post-16
Introduce the study of molecules containing carbon atoms to your students with these many different contexts
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PracticalQualitative tests for organic functional groups | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources to support a practical investigation to identify organic functional groups using a range of qualitative tests
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PracticalRates of reaction | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources, includes an initial rate (iodine clock reaction) and continuous monitoring method (volume of gas)
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CPDTeaching rates of reaction post-16: part 2
Ideas and activities to help students explore catalysts
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CPDTeaching acids and bases post-16
Try these tips, ideas and activities to help you teach this topic
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CPDTeaching structure and bonding post-16
Try these tips, contexts and activities to tackle the orbital model of the atom and bonding
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IdeasHow to make the most of practical videos
Use these four strategies to ensure successful learning – whether remote learning or in school
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ResourceDisplacement reactions – practical videos | 14–16 students
Video and resources investigating the displacement reactions between the halogens chlorine, bromine and iodine and their respective halides in microscale
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ResourcePreparing a salt – practical videos | 14–16 students
Video and resources showing how to prepare a salt using neutralisation, filtration, evaporation and crystallisation techniques.
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PracticalIdentifying ions – practical videos | 14–16 students
Video resource showing how to identify ions in various solutions. Flame tests, sodium hydroxide test (microscale) and tests for negative ions: carbonate, sulfate and halide ions