Features – Page 5
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O chemistree
This December, don’t deck the halls with boughs of holly, deck the lab with chemistrees
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Diagnostic tests for better teaching
Benchmarking students’ ability allows tailored teaching
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Knowing words’ origins helps students unravel chemistry
Teach the origins of chemical vocabulary
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Take it easy on the equations. Let me explain …
Our current approach to teaching physical chemistry is not working
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Making practical work more effective
Microscale chemistry and well-ordered teaching sequences reduce cognitive overload
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Cutting edge science in a school laboratory
After ten years, many experiments and cohorts of new students, Catherine Smith shares her experience completing a multistep synthesis with her science club
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Magical demonstrations
Neil Monteiro shows how taking lessons from magicians can make your demos come alive
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Chemistry stinks
Jacob Cox, Simon Rees and Peter Banks describe educational techniques linking the sense of smell with memory
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Straight talk
Jo Moules cuts through the confusion and gets to the heart of formative assessment
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Designing skilful chemists
David Smith discusses the importance of employability skills for chemists
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Learning gains
Ross Galloway and Simon Lancaster discuss the challenge of quantifying students’ learning
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The language of chemistry
Tom Husband gives an insider’s view of teaching chemistry to students for whom English is not their first language
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Learning to write in chemistry
Michael Seery highlights the importance of carefully-designed writing activities in enabling students to build their scientific writing skills
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Putting chemistry in context
Michael Seery turns the traditional teaching ladder on its side, and suggests that context-based learning may better suit students’ needs
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Layer by layer
Andrew Turley investigates a build-it-yourself 3D printer you can use in your classroom
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The open educational relationship between India and the UK
Both countries could benefit from embracing fully the open education movement, say Tejas Joshi and Simon Lancaster