Kristy Turner
Kristy Turner is a school teacher fellow at University of Manchester/Bolton School, UK
Kristy uniquely splits her time between teaching chemistry at the University of Manchester and Bolton School. She was the Royal Society of Chemistry school teacher fellow 2011–12 at the University of Manchester and has a range of experience teaching in state and independent schools in the north-west of England.
Kristy is the author of the popular RSC resource Starters for Ten. She is an active member of the chemistry education community and has research interests in assessment, development of conceptual models within curriculums and transition between school and university level chemistry study.
OpinionDeveloping chemical common sense
Eliminate students’ silly mistakes with this advice from Kristy Turner
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4 ways to boost students’ understanding of organic chemistry
Alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters don’t have to be difficult – try these practical tips in your classroom
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5 ways to explain rate and equilibrium
Help your students understand the synergy between rate and equilibrium and answer exam questions successfully
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5 ways to explain titration
From modelling to scaffolding, these tips will help students master this tricky topic
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Packaging promise
From polymers to nanoparticles, the new technologies helping to reduce food and wrapper waste
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5 ways to explain electrolysis
From building good foundations to memorising the rules, these tips will help your students grasp this tricky topic
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Can UV light help tackle the coronavirus?
Engage students with some highly topical cross-curricular science
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How to run a quiz for distance learning
Kristy Turner shares the structure for a lesson using a semi-live approach to quizzing
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How to use multiple choice questions
Learn how to design effective MCQs – and use them successfully
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How to teach non-metals
Showcasing samples and gas tests are imperative when introducing non-metal elements to students
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School’s out, exams are off: what are educators thinking?
Join us as we eavesdrop on school teacher fellow Kristy Turner and HE lecturer Katherine Haxton as they discuss school closures, exams and motivation
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Temperature-controlling textiles
Nina Notman gets a feel for the high-tech fabrics that can help us maintain our preferred temperature
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Help students find reliable internet resources for organic chemistry
Teach your pupils to make the right research choices in a never-ending ocean of options
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Strategies for six-mark questions
Get your students practising answering these within the time limit
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Conserving the periodic table
How paper conservators preserved the one of the world’s oldest periodic tables
