Sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems
From synthesising ammonia to keeping your school laboratory green, here’s how to link UN sustainable development goal 15 to your teaching
Give context to your teaching of biofuels
Use these tips and activities to link UN sustainable development goal 8 to lessons on fermentation and bioethanol
3 key skills your post-16 chemists need for university
How to help your students make the transition to higher education more smoothly
Teaching chemical changes (at Halloween)
Turn your younger students into wizards at chemistry with these simple practical ideas
Chemists’ role in the fight against disease
Use these tips and resources to link UN sustainable development goal 3 and biology topics on health and disease to your lessons on anticancer drugs
Teach your students about sustainable production and consumption
Easy ways to bring UN sustainable development goal 12 into your teaching of life cycle assessments, polymers and batteries
Teaching rates of reaction post-16: part 2
Ideas and activities to help students explore catalysts
Teaching observation skills at 11–14
Observation is a key skill for budding chemists. This is how to develop it with your younger students
Teaching rates of reaction post-16
Ideas and activities to help students explore reaction dynamics and mechanisms
Dynamite soap: The combustion of stoichiometric hydrogen–oxygen mixtures
Add this quick demo to the end of a lesson on squeaky pops to show the dramatic impact of mixing chemicals in the correct proportions
Demonstrating the diffusion of ammonia and hydrogen chloride
Revisiting and refining a classic diffusion demo with Declan Fleming
The gallium beating heart
Explore redox chemistry with this safer alternative to the mercury beating heart demo
How to draw electron configuration diagrams
Use this step-by-step to get your 14–16 students drawing electron configuration diagrams confidently
Why you need A-level chemistry to study geology
Knowledge of chemistry topics such as isotopes, analytical techniques and earth science is essential for studying geology
Make learning chemistry child’s play
Does play have a role in science learning for older children? This is how to bring more creativity to older students’ learning and why it’s important
A new approach to marking
Reduce your marking time and increase student’s engagement with your feedback
Working with 2D and 3D models in chemistry
Support students to get a better grasp of geometric shapes and improve their learning
Understanding why chemistry is important boosts results
Use simple interventions to help students work out the real-life reasons why it is important to study chemistry
What affects students’ self-assessment skills?
A study investigating students’ self-assessed understanding has implications for your practice
5 tips for teaching VSEPR theory
Use the latest research to help your students form correct mental images when predicting molecular geometries
What is difficult about concentration?
Fresh insight offers tips for teaching the mathematics of moles, volume and molarity
Using student-generated animations to assess conceptions
Harness the power of PowerPoint when teaching molecular motion to identify misconceptions and help students better understand the sub-microscopic world
Researchers find metacognition aids sub-microscopic understanding
Get research-based tips for improving your students’ sub-microscopic understanding of particle models
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