All RSC Education articles in Education in Chemistry – September 2021
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FeatureScience T-levels are coming
From September 2021, 16–18-year-olds will be able to take a new kind of science qualification
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IdeasHow to plan a brilliant lesson as a trainee teacher
Wondering how to write a lesson plan? Use this template to create logical lessons and improve learning outcomes
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FeatureDesigning cancer drugs
How screening is used to develop targeted therapies that improve the lives of cancer patients
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IdeasEffective reading strategies for the chemistry classroom
Try these simple, teacher-tested approaches to build your students’ literacy skills
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NewsWhat affects students’ self-assessment skills?
A study investigating students’ self-assessed understanding has implications for your practice
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OpinionWhy you should use virtual labs
Digital technologies, online animations and virtual experiments have an important role to play in practical learning, argue teachers Euan Douglas and Ramrajiv Rajendram
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CPD articleTeaching observation skills at 11–14
Observation is a key skill for budding chemists. This is how to develop it with your younger students
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NewsLeaded petrol still poisoning London’s air
20 years after it was banned, leaded petrol remains a significant contributor to air pollution in the UK’s capital
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FeatureMeteorite chemistry
What is a meteorite made of? Studying the composition of meteors allows scientists to look back billions of years to before the birth of the solar system
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IdeasMeeting a new class
Set the tone with students from the very first lesson as you go back to school
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FeatureThe challenges of practical work post-16
What are the difficulties students face when they begin to tackle experiments in their last years of secondary school chemistry?
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IdeasHow to bring your CPD from books to the classroom
Four easy steps to develop your teaching through books and articles
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CPD articleTeaching rates of reaction post-16: part 2
Ideas and activities to help students explore catalysts
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NewsGraphene veil prevents fading
Atomically-thin graphene lattices are being used as a barrier against ageing
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Exhibition chemistryDynamite soap: The combustion of stoichiometric hydrogen–oxygen mixtures
Add this quick demo to the end of a lesson on squeaky pops to show the dramatic impact of mixing chemicals in the correct proportions
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In my classroomWho teaches in a space like this?
Curious about other teaching spaces? Take a peek inside the teaching spaces at Jedburgh Grammar Campus then
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ArticlePuzzles from this issue
Test your brains with our quick crossword, anagram word search and brain teaser
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PosterHow to draw electron configuration diagrams
Use this step-by-step to get your 14–16 students drawing electron configuration diagrams confidently