Five reasons you should use structure strips

A 3d illustration of some origami made from structure strips. The origami develops from a simple boat through other more complex boats to a sleek paper airplane which is taking off.

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Explore the reasons for incorporating structure strips in the chemistry classroom, including to build students’ confidence and scaffold writing structure

The use of structure strips is gaining popularity in chemistry classrooms – and for good reason. They offer many benefits: supporting literacy; providing helpful structure; developing writing stamina; and fostering students’ pride in their independent work. Not to mention being the school business manager’s favourite new tool! So, here, we share five good reasons why you should give them a try.

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