All RSC Education articles in Education in Chemistry – July 2020
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Article
July 2020: Use ideas from this issue
Ideas for your classroom and teaching from our July 2020 issue
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News
Learning organic mechanisms – does technology help?
Are chemistry learning applications really worthwhile?
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Opinion
What will be the consequences of coronavirus for teachers?
There are so many unknowns – not least when schools might resume a degree of normality
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Analysis
Gauging exam grades 2020
Weighing up the pros and cons of this year’s exam assessment systems
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News
Yeast thriving in hydrogen
Microorganisms growing in 100% hydrogen show that life could exist on exoplanets
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Ideas
How to use a visualiser for successful lessons
From zooming in on chemical phenomena to explaining marking schemes, try these teacher-tested approaches
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Soundbite
Will doggy detectors sniff out Covid-19?
How canines might help to find asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic cases of the coronavirus
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Exhibition chemistry
When life gives you lemons (or oranges)
Teach your students about volatile organic compounds with these juicy demonstrations
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Opinion
Playtime with the technicians
Telling it like it is: technicians on extra duties outside the prep room
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Ideas
How to use hinge point questions effectively
They can help both you and your students learn – but what are hinge questions, and when should you ask them?
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News
Making effective use of collaborative learning
Get group tasks right and boost student learning
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Feature
Can UV light help tackle the coronavirus?
Engage students with some highly topical cross-curricular science
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Ideas
Use on-screen simulations to successfully boost data skills
Perfect for remote teaching, but they’ve a role in classroom settings too
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Ideas
Holiday in the time of Covid-19
How to use the long summer break to prepare for the new challenges of the next academic year
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Feature
Epidemiology: Calling the disease detectives
What is an epidemiologist? Inspire students with this fascinating insight into the world of some of the most powerful scientific detectives
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News
How to build a record-breaking carbohydrate
Download this slide and delve into the topic of synthetic and naturally occurring polymers; exploring sugar chemistry and organic compounds with your class
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Maths
Improve students’ data handling
Teach pupils how to handle significant figures, decimal places and uncertainty in measurements
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CPD
How to teach conservation of mass
Help students navigate the law of conservation of mass on dissolving and heating
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News
Shed light on benzene reactivity in fizzy drinks
Downloadable slide on the organic chemistry in cherry-flavoured soft drinks for your class
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Feature
What students think about cancelled exams
How are they feeling? Are they thrilled not to be revising, or are they studying hard, readying themselves to start university this autumn?