All RSC Education articles in Education in Chemistry – May 2020
-
IdeasHow to flip learning successfully remotely
It’s the perfect approach for effective distance learning
-
ArticleMay 2020: Use ideas from this issue
Ideas for your classroom and teaching from our May 2020 issue
-
Interview‘We’re interested in using that same concept to make surfaces antiviral’
Meet Mark Moloney, an organic chemist who spends his time pondering surfaces and hunting antibiotics
-
-
FeatureCoronavirus: should we be sanitising our shopping?
Chemists are busily working out how long Covid-19 remains viable on various surfaces – here’s what we know so far
-
IdeasGiving successful remote feedback
How to ensure you feed back effectively when students are learning at home
-
MathsA better approach to algebra
Get students to leave behind troublesome techniques when solving algebraic equations
-
Exhibition chemistryDon’t go breakin’ (down) my (love) heart
Teach chemical change and the thermal stability of carbonates with this simple demonstration using sweets
-
OpinionLocking down the prep room
Technicians share their experiences of closing down the lab in two days, and tell us what they’re up to now
-
NewsAntidepressants in waste water may cause potent tap water toxin
Waste water ozone and chlorination treatments: Prozac and methamphetamine may be the cause of toxic nitrochloroform in tap water
-
IdeasHow to use multiple choice questions
Learn how to design effective MCQs – and use them successfully
-
CPDHow to teach non-metals
Showcasing samples and gas tests are imperative when introducing non-metal elements to students
-
SoundbiteHow the unscrupulous turn a profit from virus fears
Why alcohol-based sanitiser found its way onto the black market and into stockpiles – and how it works against viruses
-
IdeasHow to stay in touch while teaching remotely
Staying in touch when remote teaching is important, but what’s the best way to go about it as far as your students, their parents and your colleagues are concerned?
-
IdeasLearning at home for 14–16
Keep your 14–16 classes learning remotely with these curriculum-relevant resources and activities
-
NewsTurning PVC green
Platinum might be the catalytic key to reducing the environmental impact of mercury pollution
-
IdeasLearning at home for 16–18
Use these curriculum-relevant resources and activities remotely with your 16–18 classes
-
IdeasHelp students understand scientific vocabulary
Help your students with these solutions for murky science language
-
IdeasLearning at home for 11–14
A selection of curriculum-relevant resources and activities to use remotely with your 11–14 classes
-
OpinionOne teacher's experience of learning to teach from home
How one teacher is handling the transition to working remotely