Take a look inside Falkirk High’s teaching spaces

A chemistry teacher in a science classroom

Source: © Sophie Sutherland and Duncan Short

Discover how Kevin captures students’ attention with movie paraphernalia and real-world learning context

Are you curious about other chemistry classrooms? Do you wonder what approach other chemistry teachers take to provide their students with real-world context for their learning? Here, you can peek inside Kevin’s chemistry lab at Falkirk High in Scotland. Before teaching, he worked in the petrochemical industry for many years, and he now uses his experience to enrich his chemistry teaching. And, to keep things interesting, he sometimes uses film-related toys to get classroom conversations going and keep students engaged. Read on to find out more about his quirky classroom, his daily joys and challenges …

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