All Ions articles
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MisconceptionsIonic bonding: true or false? | Chemical misconceptions II
Check your learners’ understanding of ionic bonding with this true or false worksheet
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IdeasWays to teach atoms and ions
Use these six tips to ensure learners master ion formation at 14–16
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Games and puzzlesAtoms, molecules and ions 4-in-a-line
Match the symbol or the particle diagram to the type of particle it represents. Get 4-in-a-line to win!
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ResourceAtoms and ions of copper | Johnstone’s triangle worksheets | 14–16 years
Use these worksheets to develop learners’ understanding of atoms and ions, including a demonstration of a metal displacement reaction
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Lesson planWriting formulas for ionic compounds | 14–16 years
Practise writing formulas for ionic compounds and revise common positive and negative ions, using this lesson plan with activities
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ResourceIonic bonding | Developing understanding | 14–16 years
Develop learners’ understanding of ionic lattices through comparing 2D and 3D representations
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ResourceAtoms and ions | Structure strip | 14–16 years
Support learners to recall and write about ion formation and factors that affect it
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ResourceMetallic bonding | Structure strip | 14–16 years
Describe the metallic bonding model and explain how this leads to particular properties in metals, with this scaffolded writing activity
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ResourceIonic bonding | Structure strip | 14–16 years
Understand the models and diagrams used to represent ionic bonding and their limitations, with this scaffolded writing activity
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PosterTeaching the bonding spectrum
Everything you need to help your post-16 grasp the realities of bonding, electronegativity and intermolecular forces
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ProjectChemistry at the crime scene investigation | Chemistry for All project | 11–14 years
This forensic science project uses chemical analysis and observation skills to investigate a crime and solve the case
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Exhibition chemistryDemonstrate intermolecular forces with colourful separations
Layer intermolecular interactions into your practical lessons with these chromatic experiments
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CPD articleHow to teach ionic bonding at 14–16
Steer students away from ionic bonding misconceptions with these ideas for your classroom
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NewsIs every substance a molecule?
Use this to help chemistry students accurately apply covalent bonding models
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PosterHow to draw ionic bonding dot and cross diagrams
Use this step-by-step approach to help your 14–16 students master ions
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Exhibition chemistryThe reaction between sodium and chlorine
Use this to demonstrate this classic and spectacular chemistry experiment
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IdeasModelling ionic bonds with plasticine
Mould your students’ understanding of ionic bond formation and overcome misconceptions
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CPD articleTeaching redox chemistry post-16
Try these ideas to help make redox less confusing for students
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Exhibition chemistryShocking revelations 2: neutralisation reactions
Use this experiment to demonstrate the different behaviours of weak and strong acids
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Games and puzzlesIons logic puzzle | 14–16 years
A fun logic puzzle which tests learners’ recollection of the relationship between periodic group number and charge on simple ions