Education in Chemistry – Page 7
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News
Making ammonia production greener
Could lasers offer a more sustainable alternative to the Haber process
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News
How to banish misconceptions with green chemistry
Evidence-informed tips on how a greener approach can improve problem-solving abilities and address misconceptions
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Feature
Playful learning improves outcomes
Discover why this approach engages secondary learners, supports their well-being and improves performance
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Ideas
8 ways to boost student understanding with examples and non-examples
Help students fully grasp tough chemistry concepts by using example sets to explain them
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Feature
How science can make burial, cremation and memorial greener
Does alkaline hydrolysis offer a more sustainable approach?
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News
Scientists discover the heaviest oxygen isotope
Help learners delve into atomic structure and isotopes with this research context
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CPD
Everything you need to teach atomic structure and periodicity at post-16
Top tips and teaching ideas to help your students get to grips with the periodic table and its trends
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Article
November 2023: Use ideas from this issue
Ideas for your classroom and teaching from our November 2023 issue
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Poster
How to teach the Earth’s structure for younger students
Get to the core of the Earth’s composition with this poster, fact sheet and classroom activity
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Opinion
Share your Covid story
Tell us how you found lockdown, remote teaching, social distancing – your whole experience of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Ideas
How to teach combustion and oxidation at 11–14
Use these 5 tried-and-tested tips to teach combustion safely and effectively
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Article
Quick science-themed crossword
Challenge your scientific knowledge with this quick, brain-teasing crossword
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Opinion
Why AAQs are the future
Discover the diverse and enriching new post-16 study pathways, available from 2025
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Feature
The many uses of nanomaterials
How scientists are using these chemical marvels to develop new biosensors, food testing systems and functional textiles
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News
Tackling global demand for lithium one string at a time
Crystalising lithium salts on strings could be the key to supplying the vast volume needed for a net-zero world
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Interview
‘My passion is to inspire young people in STEM’
Meet Wesleigh Dawsmith, a DT technician, STEM ambassador and passionate advocate for science outreach
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Exhibition chemistry
Reversible reactions with transition metal complexes
Use this copper-based, colour-changing demonstration to introduce your 14–16 learners to reversible reactions
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Article
The chemistry behind leaves changing colour and falling from trees
Discover what causes the seasonal shift in foliage and how to use this as context when teaching colour changes
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News
Overcoming electrochemistry misconceptions
Use evidence-based research and teacher-tested tips to help your students master this challenging topic
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Feature
Vitamin supplements
What’s in them, why we need them and how you can use them to teach titration