Christmas activities for your chemistry class

Brace yourselves, Christmas is coming. The usual directions are given by headteachers across the country: we must keep the kids learning right to the end of term. Meanwhile, the PE department are working through the fourth round of their annual Twister tournament and the geography corridor is rapidly turning into a multiplex cinema.

Of course, you can continue forging your way through the syllabus (necessary for a number of exam classes), but for those with a little space in the curriculum or wanting to inject a bit of joy into the last week of term, here’s a few activities that make use of some good chemistry.

Kristy Turner suggests four activity types, with links to resources and examples, to keep your students scientifically engaged as Christmas draws closer.