Education in Chemistry
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IdeasGet the most from multiple choice questions
Quiz your students with our seven tips for crafting effective questions and answers
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InterviewMeet the technician who wants a diamond knife
Lead science technician and Cub Scout leader Lisa shares her top tip for teachers and the most memorable risk assessment she’s ever done
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NewsCreative exercises to connect concepts in organic chemistry
Learn how to use purposeful prompts to encourage students to make meaningful connections between newly learned and previously covered ideas
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IdeasWays to teach atoms and ions
Use these six tips to ensure learners master ion formation at 14–16
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OpinionFoster deeper comprehension and engagement with oracy
It’s time to recognise speaking and listening as a cornerstone of learning science
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ArticleJuly 2025: Use ideas from this issue
Tips for your classroom and teaching from our July 2025 issue
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PosterEverything you need to teach the structure of the atom
With this poster and fact sheet, your 14–16 learners will soon know their electrons from their protons
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NewsVolcanic ash cloud turned brain to glass
Explore changes of state with this real-life horrible history
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OpinionDo you know your safety spectacles from your goggles?
Overcome any confusion and make the right decisions for safety in your school environment, advises Andrea from Isaac Science
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Opinion29 editable literacy resources for your science lessons
Download a wealth of support to help improve learners’ literacy skills
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Exhibition chemistryEvaporation, entropy and the Marangoni effect
Demonstrate thermodynamics to your 16–18 learners with this simple experiment
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CPD articleTeaching rates of reaction and collision theory at 14–16
Help students tackle the topic of collision theory head on with these teaching strategies
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IdeasScaffold learning with decision trees
Help students unravel complex topics with a decision tree – a visual support you can gradually remove
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FeatureContextualising core practicals
How to use students’ everyday experiences to aid understanding in experiments
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ArticleIs GenAI improving learning and teaching?
Wendy Winnard explores how effective generative artificial intelligence is in the chemistry classroom
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NewsHow making mistakes in practicals impacts student engagement
Understand how learners respond to and recover from different types of errors in the chemistry lab to improve student outcomes
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ArticleWhat makes soft drinks fizzy?
Learn the science behind your soda’s sparkle and how to avoid too many bubbles
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IdeasFrayer models offer a window into students’ science capital
Use the literacy framework to explore, break down, explain and consolidate chemistry concepts
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CPD articleHow to teach aromatic chemistry at post-16
Tips and ideas to enhance your teaching of conjugated pi systems
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ArticleCuriosity rover finds missing carbon on Mars
Nasa rover uncovers groundbreaking evidence that supports theories that there was once water on Mars