Education in Chemistry – Page 5
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NewsHow to use textbooks effectively
Discover why not all chemistry textbooks are created equal – and what you can do about it
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IdeasHow to ensure students listen intently
Tried-and-tested strategies to get your students focused and learning
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IdeasOvercome tricky classroom scenarios with handy phrases
Be ready to face any teaching challenge with these effective teacher-tested phrases
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FeatureSuccessful strategies for sequencing knowledge
Discover how to effectively develop your students’ knowledge and skills by sequencing practical activities
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NewsFrom sulfur dioxide to atmospheric oxygen
Early Earth’s oxygen surge could be partly thanks to volcanic sulfur dioxide
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CPDHow to teach post-16 transition metals and complex ions
Everything you need to help your students master transition metal complexes
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ArticleSeptember 2023: Use ideas from this issue
Ideas for your classroom and teaching from our September 2023 issue
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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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OpinionFacing climate change
When young people don’t learn about it in school, where do they get their information?
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OpinionWhy I’ve not retired yet
Find out why a chemistry teacher is still in the classroom and the rewards they find in teaching
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IdeasHow to guarantee student participation and recall
Use this teacher-tested questioning and rehearsal strategy to ensure fully engaged learners
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OpinionLevelling up access to science careers
How collaboration between industry, science organisations and schools can raise learners’ aspirations
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ArticleQuick science-themed crossword
A relaxing way to refresh your scientific thinking for the new school year
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FeatureFirefighting chemistry
From polymers to inorganic compounds, discover the remarkable science behind fighting fires
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ArticleWhat’s in nail polish?
Uncover the polymers and pigments in liquid nail polishes, acrylics and gels
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FeatureStride into your first classroom with confidence
Start your science teaching career with six simple, but effective tips from a recent early career teacher
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NewsLinking energy, structure and reactivity
Discover how students reason about energy and chemical structure – and how to boost their understanding
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Interview‘The best parts are working with enthusiastic students and that no two days are ever the same’
Meet Mike Hughes, a technical specialist who is passionate about chemistry teaching laboratories and technical education pathways
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Exhibition chemistryDemonstrate changes of state using volume differences
Use this demonstration to reinforce the differences between states of matter with your 11–14 learners