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What becoming a teacher has taught me about learning

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As she prepares to step into her first teaching role, May reflects on what she’s learned about teaching – and herself – during an exhausting but rewarding year as a trainee

Education in Chemistry

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Five ways to conquer your curriculum change anxiety

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Curriculum change is inevitable. Here’s how to handle it with confidence

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Build professional development into your week with a simple spreadsheet

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Take a snapshot of your teaching week-by-week in spreadsheets and make self-reflection a habit to boost your practice

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Pinpoint and fix misconceptions

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Effectively identify and fix the root of student errors without reteaching the entire topic using this four-step approach as part of concept repair

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Microscale thermite

2026-04-30T06:25:00+01:00

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Thermite in a flowerpot

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Forming a cloud in a bottle

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  • Microscale thermite

  • Thermite in a flowerpot

  • Explore the nitrogen oxides: unexpected equilibrium

  • Explore the nitrogen oxides: Avogadro’s law revisited

  • Forming a cloud in a bottle

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Make peer feedback effective in your science classroom

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How to turn students into thinking partners who give useful, actionable insight

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What GenAI can, and can’t, do for chemistry learning

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Use AI to support your teaching but remain aware of limitations

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Enhance learning with teacher-led explanations

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Plan high-quality explanations ahead of time to develop your learners’ understanding of chemistry

  • How to measure rates and interpret graphs

  • Adaptive teaching helps every student thrive

  • 4 ways to improve learning and understanding

  • Teaching reacting masses at 14–16

  • How to break through the numeracy barrier

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Nanocrystals could help hydrogen fuel go mainstream

Connect ideas about nanoparticles and catalysis to emerging hydrogen technologies

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Scientists float new findings explaining water’s unusual properties

Deepen your learners understanding of why liquid water behaves weirdly

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Living biosensor lights up to detect wine spoilage in real time

A genetically modified E coli glows in the presence of acetic acid, giving winemakers a rapid way to spot spoilage before taste is affected

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Was a 2000 year-old jar the world’s first battery?

Amp up your lessons on metals and electrolytes with this downloadable story and slide

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