Use ideas from this issue

Worksheets and starter slides

• Engage students with the intriguing topic of epidemiology, and get them to try their hand at scientific modelling with the worksheet
• Use the hook of comments by a high-profile politician to explain the germicidal properties of UV light and how it can be used, and use the accompanying comprehension activity to boost science literacy
• Polymer practice for 16–18 in the fascinating context of 4D bioprinting – and inspire students with the story of a chemist featured in the article who works with self-folding materials
• Starter slides on cheeky cherry benzene chemistry, record-breaking polymers and how atmospheric chemistry links to life on other planets
• The chemistry of smell: Everyone loves puppies, but how do they sniff out diseases? Use the accompanying ideas to link to students’ study of chromatography
• Improve students’ data handling – Boost their fluency with rounding and significant figures with the worksheet
• Conservation of mass: Help students visualise the components of a reaction on dissolving and heating

Remote teaching resources

• A juicy demo (or two) showcasing volatile organic compounds – with things you can find in your kitchen
• Keep up students’ practical skills with online simulations, including a downloadable example investigation on reaction kinetics to get you started
• How to flip learning with your 16–18 students 

Teaching tips

• Is the pen mightier than the app? Learn how interactive apps change pupils’ thinking
• Mitigate the dangers of student collaboration and use this model to boost their learning
• How to use images and visualisers effectively in your teaching
• You’ve asked a hinge point question – what next?
• Use the long summer break to prepare for the new challenges of the next academic year