5 ways to successfully teach structure and bonding at 14–16

An old wooden molecule modeling set

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Strengthen students’ grasp of the abstract so they master this tricky topic and effectively tackle exam questions

Follow these five simple steps to help 14–16 students bond with the bugbear topic of structure and bonding, whether it’s using physical models to make the abstract more concrete or a diagrammatic decision tree approach. And focus on ways they can improve marks, such as learning how to be efficient with words or maximising their points cache by studying recent exam papers and mark schemes.

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