Model atomic structure with playdough
Engage your learners with these fun, tactile ideas and models
A sweet solution to extended questions
Motivate learners to structure their answers for full marks
5 ways to use structure strips to scaffold learning
Boost your students’ ability to digest topics and write independently with these margin-sized prompts
Escape the classroom: and revise chemistry knowledge
Challenge your students to break out of the lab and prepare for exams
7 ways to fuel curiosity in science careers
Help foster the next generation of scientists by linking teaching topics to real-world events and career pathways
Use AI to successfully assess students’ understanding
Discover how to quickly and effectively generate multiple choice questions on key chemistry topics
5 ways to successfully teach structure and bonding at 14–16
Strengthen students’ grasp of the abstract so they master this tricky topic and effectively tackle exam questions
Reduce your workload with ChatGPT
Use these tried-and-tested tips to save time and boost your teaching practice
5 ways to teach atomic structure at 14–16
Secure your learners’ understanding of this core topic with these teacher-tested strategies
Start early for effective revision
How a low-pressure support session can help your learners effectively prepare for exams
5 top tips for success with SQA assignments
Follow this expert advice to manage coursework effectively and guarantee learner outcomes
How to build understanding of Gibbs free energy
Help your students master this fundamental post-16 topic with these effective tips and teaching strategies
8 ways to boost student understanding with examples and non-examples
Help students fully grasp tough chemistry concepts by using example sets to explain them
How to teach combustion and oxidation at 11–14
Use these 5 tried-and-tested tips to teach combustion safely and effectively
Successfully stop disruptive behaviour in its tracks
Use these tips to achieve subtle but effective behaviour management when students are pushing the boundaries
How to ensure students listen intently
Tried-and-tested strategies to get your students focused and learning
Overcome tricky classroom scenarios with handy phrases
Be ready to face any teaching challenge with these effective teacher-tested phrases
How to guarantee student participation and recall
Use this teacher-tested questioning and rehearsal strategy to ensure fully engaged learners
Improve students’ recall with stories
Engage learners with science through stories – and improve their recall
5 ways to teach displacement reactions effectively
Spark students’ enthusiasm for this key chemistry topic with these teacher-tested strategies
Boost younger students’ grasp of atomic structure
How to go beyond the simplistic when teaching this topic at 11–14, to help students achieve success at 14–16
Why your learners should explain an experiment to their nan
Get creative to encourage students to write clear, reasoned and detailed practical methods
Start the year right with baseline assessments that give realistic results
Assess your students early and effectively to get an accurate picture of their prior knowledge
5 ways using videos can enhance your teaching
Discover teacher-tested ways that videos can support both learners and educators
Help your students transfer their skills from the pitch to the classroom
Score learning goals with these teaching strategies
How sign language can help all learners
Use British sign language’s descriptive nature to boost understanding in your science lessons
7 ways to motivate your students
Use these solid strategies to grow student motivation and success
Effective test review strategies
Boost learning for all and banish exam anxiety with this teacher-tested routine
Strategies to help students write scientifically
Essential advice from an English teacher on how to successfully model the writing process and boost your learners’ skills
Explicitly teach learners how to make observations
How to give students the skills to describe and explain what they see scientifically
Effective strategies for homework success
Consolidate in-class learning consistently and effectively so your students ace their exams
Creating posters to present information
Help your students learn how to communicate their results effectively
5 ways to teach elements, compounds and mixtures at 11–14
Use these teacher-tested ideas to ensure your students don’t get mixed up about chemical substances
Show students how to grasp the scientific process
Three teacher-tested approaches to building this skill successfully
Successful students evaluate every step
Train your learners to get the best marks
7 steps to successful revision strategies
How to model effective exam cramming habits with your students
Improve learners’ confidence with numbers
Engage your students with data and boost their maths skills in the science classroom
Building literacy skills in science
Follow this guide to introduce and develop your students’ literacy skills in science
How to help students develop their practical skills
Use a model, feedback, reapply loop to develop students’ practical skills
3 ways to provide effective feedback
Use these principles to ensure your feedback is timely and helps your students succeed
How to teach practical planning skills
Being prepared is the best way for learners to successfully do practicals
Banish misconceptions with digital whiteboards
A quick, low-stakes way to see what students are thinking, with everything from 3D molecule modelling to organic chemistry
Help students solve problems by using models
Improve learners problem-solving skills in the classroom and in life
Help your students understand ethics in science
How to develop learners’ moral problem-solving skills
Make the most of OneNote in your classroom
5 effective ways to teach chemistry with digital technology
How to teach risk assessment skills
Help your students learn how to keep the laboratory safe
Boost student confidence constructing hypotheses
Ideas to help you teach this essential scientific skill
Improve your students’ literacy in science skills
Use these tips to help your pupils write and talk like a scientist
Help students apply the right concepts in chemistry
How your students can use decision trees to improve exam success
Harness the power of video to dispel misconceptions
A creative solution to reveal and resolve confusion about displacement reactions
6 ways to teach strong and weak acids
Concentrate your students’ minds and they’ll soon master this topic
How to use models to boost understanding
Help students make sense of the chemistry they can’t see with memorable representations
Get crafty with festive molecular baubles
Is this the perfect festive science activity for the last week of term?
From microscale to full-scale practicals
Find out how to upscale your practicals to reduce cognitive load and improve students’ results
Modelling trends in periodicity
How to use models to help your students get on top of periodic trends
6 steps to effective revision
Model successful strategies and banish student anxiety
5 ways to teach paper chromatography
Brush up on your chromatography teaching skills with these teacher-tested tips
12 top tips for safe science in your school
Advice for technicians (and teachers) on safely opening up the prep room and on ensuring a successful start to practical work
Creating a culture of error
Use these 5 teacher-tested tips to help your students learn (and grow) from their mistakes
7 steps to hassle-free retrieval practice
How to use this popular technique to assess student understanding, with no planning and minimal fuss