Forming Earth’s ancient atmosphere from space dust
Uncover how sun-weathered asteroids could be the ancient source of Earth’s water
Growing decision trees
Use this essential learning aid to help students solve complex chemistry problems
How to use textooks effectively
6 teacher-tested strategies for successful book learning in the classroom
How to succeed as a new science teacher
Four fab hacks to help you thrive in your first years of teaching science
Shocking revelations: a conductometric titration of barium hydroxide with sulfuric(VI) acid
The movement of ions: bringing electrolysis to life
Dynamite soap: The combustion of stoichiometric hydrogen–oxygen mixtures
Demonstrating the diffusion of ammonia and hydrogen chloride
The gallium beating heart
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How to apply pedagogical knowledge effectively
Develop your PCK to help students grasp and apply subject knowledge
Same molecule, different representations
Chemistry is full of varied representations. How do we help our students identify the information encoded within them?
Teaching tips for chemical kinetics
Students’ understanding is mostly assessed through numerical problems. Sometimes performance does not reflect understanding. Here’s why
Why it’s time to abandon the textbook
Biases, dated content and student disinterest mean it’s time to find course materials online, argues Kit Chapman
We need to talk about chemistry
Because students think it’s boring
Work the classroom
Prophecies of the demise of school buildings are misplaced. We need in-person teaching
