10 research-informed ideas to maximise chemistry practicals

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Use these ideas from the latest chemistry education research to improve learning from your classroom laboratory experiments

Michael Seery and his colleagues’ chemistry teaching research provides valuable lessons for delivering classroom-based practicals in our secondary schools. Here, Colin McGill explores their 10 guiding principles, which provide a framework for delivery and will help ensure your students get the most from their learning experience.

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