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Education in Chemistry

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Use multiple representations to make abstract scientific concepts accessible

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Try these four different ways to offer learners more entry points to understanding

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5 ways to teach reactivity of metals at 14–16

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Use the importance of metal extraction to help contextualise this topic

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Start now with these effective revision techniques

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Try these four low-stakes approaches to ensure your learners are equipped for learning – and exams

  • Demonstrations with dry ice

  • Non-burning paper: investigate the fire triangle and conditions for combustion

  • Illustrate polymer properties with a self-siphoning solution

  • Demonstrate concentration and density with a transition metal colloid cell

  • Highlight transition metal chemistry with an oscillating luminol reaction

A diagram showing the difference between electron shells and electron clouds

Help learners understand and compare the Bohr and electron cloud models

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Make the abstract nature of atomic theory more concrete with these evidence-informed teaching tips

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Unpacking representations

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Teach learners how to interpret and compare different chemical representations

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Improve your learners’ NMR interpretation skills

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Encourage students to determine and draw the structures of simple organic molecules with this free, online resource

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Why I hate formula triangles

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Read why one teacher asks if it’s time to change the formula when teaching calculation questions

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How one teacher learned to love teaching (again)

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Back to school after a year with the Royal Society of Chemistry

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Spiral your curriculum for electrochemistry success

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Discover why electrochemistry doesn’t have to be a challenging topic

  • Teaching enthalpy cycles at post-16

  • Teaching structure and bonding in metals at 14–16

  • How to teach titration post-16

  • Everything you need to introduce alkenes

  • How to teach polymers at post-16

Models on runway

Runaway success for recycling textiles

Fast fashion context for teaching recycling and polymers to use with your 14–16 learners 

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