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By Declan Fleming2019-05-14T12:57:00

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Making videos of microscale experiments is easy and draws students’ attention to key concepts

Microscale chemistry not only reduces cognitive load, it’s also eminently recordable in class. This article describes how to film microscale practicals in class to create hyperlapse clips and gifs to give students repeated opportunities to watch an experiment, without having to repeat it, so teachers can draw attention to key concepts.

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