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8 ways to boost student understanding with examples and non-examples
Help students fully grasp tough chemistry concepts by using example sets to explain them
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How to teach combustion and oxidation at 11–14
Use these 5 tried-and-tested tips to teach combustion safely and effectively
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Improving our Chemical misconceptions collection
Discover a wealth of classroom resources addressing student misconceptions and covering the theory behind various pedagogical approaches
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How to guarantee student participation and recall
Use this teacher-tested questioning and rehearsal strategy to ensure fully engaged learners
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Improve students’ recall with stories
Engage learners with science through stories – and improve their recall
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What’s best: flipped or in-class learning?
Discover how one approach can boost student learning and engagement
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Boost younger students’ grasp of atomic structure
How to go beyond the simplistic when teaching this topic at 11–14, to help students achieve success at 14–16
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Effective strategies for homework success
Consolidate in-class learning consistently and effectively so your students ace their exams
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Improving our Classic chemistry demonstrations collection
Discover a wealth of optimised experiments and demonstrations for your classroom.
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Top tips for lesson planning
Unmissable advice for early career teachers preparing to teach science
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Modelling trends in periodicity
How to use models to help your students get on top of periodic trends
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Everything you need to succeed in your first year of teaching
From setting up your classroom to planning lessons via emergency snacks, this is how to prepare
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Never write another lesson plan template again
Lesson planning is essential, lesson plan templates are not
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Ensure chemistry students get the most out of practical work
Top tips from research to improve understanding and collaboration in practicals
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How to apply cognitive load theory to chemistry practicals
Ideas from cognitive science that will transform your chemistry classroom practicals
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Putting sustainability at the centre of the chemistry curriculum
Find out how a London school has strategically arranged chemistry curriculum topics to focus on sustainability
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Co-curricular thinking
The disruption of the pandemic should shake up our thinking when it comes to curriculum planning
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How to apply cognitive load theory to chemistry topics
Ideas from cognitive science to transform your chemistry teaching