Frayer 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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Frayer models offer a window into students’ science capital
Use the literacy framework to explore, break down, explain and consolidate chemistry concepts
Ways to teach formation of salts
Secure your learners’ understanding of this core topic with teacher-tested recall strategies and experiments
Sharing science stories
Tell a tale of a chemistry discovery (or disagreement!) to engage and inspire your students
Make water ‘disappear’ with a superabsorbent polymer
Demonstrate electrochemistry with a gravity cell
Experiment with surface tension and convection currents
Dissolve coloured sweets to create a rainbow
Demonstrations with dry ice
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Use digital resources to improve students’ chemistry learning outcomes
Why do stereotypes in science persist?
RSC education coordinator, Rebecca Laye explores why the stereotype of a ‘typical’ scientist is alive and well in 2025
How we’re reducing our carbon footprint
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Why and how we should teach literacy in science lessons
Scientific literacy is a key skill for all learners and it should feature in all our teaching, says Ben Rogers
