Use ideas from this issue

Covid-secure ideas for your classroom

• Ensure students learn from watching practical videos with these four simple strategies
• Use this impressive demo of pyrophoric silanes in air to explore a range of topics with your students
• Have students use their smartphone to learn about spectroscopy and the Beer–Lambert law
• Life-cycle assessments in the context of disposable period products
• Explore changes of state and mixtures with a new context – melting chocolate – with this infographic and graphing activity
• Activities to develop key skills while teaching from the front including graphing, describing practical methods and exam technique

Develop your practice

• The ultimate guide to teaching structure and bonding post-16: resources, misconceptions and ideas
• Master the essentials of understanding and using assessment in your classroom in this new series
• Boost students’ confidence in organic chemistry with these practical tips and strategies

Weekend reading

• International women’s day: why we should choose to challenge science curriculums
• Why teachers are the hardest working professionals and how it’s affecting retention
• Puzzles! Take a break with a brew and these quick, chemistry-themed brainteasers