All Literacy articles – Page 2
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The pH scale and the chemistry of ocean acidification | 14–16 years
Worksheet to develop understanding of the pH scale and apply it in the context of ocean acidification. Extension questions provide more challenge on carbonic acid and acid base equilibrium, leading to a research task on the consequences for marine organisms
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Effective reading strategies for the chemistry classroom
Try these simple, teacher-tested approaches to build your students’ literacy skills
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Fossil fuels and global carbon emissions | 14–16 years
Classroom activity where learners explore and debate the issues around fossil fuels, energy and global carbon emissions
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3 ways to improve your explanations
From examples and non-examples to definitions, tips to communicate new ideas and concepts effectively
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Separating caffeine | 11–14 years
DART (Directed Activity Related to Text) covering separation techniques, including dissolution, distillation and filtration. Decaffeination provides a great context to add depth to a sequence of lessons on separation techniques.
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Decaffeination – how does it work?
Organic solvent, supercritical carbon dioxide or water? A knowledge of solvents and solutions is essential for removing caffeine from your daily cuppa
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Activities for developing key secondary school chemistry skills remotely
Ready-to-go ideas and resources for developing your students’ key skills while home learning, including interpreting graphs and writing about practicals
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The real prize of entering STEM competitions
Both you and your students can gain a lot from participating in science competitions besides winning
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How to teach reading in science
Worried your students struggle with chemistry texts? You're not alone. Here are two solutions
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Strategies to succeed in post-16 courses
Passing exams at 18 requires specific skills and strategies. Here’s how to support students to develop them
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Plant-based plastics | 11–14 years
Put chemistry into context and encourage your 11–14 students to use their critical thinking skills with these classroom activities
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Encourage pupils to examine the evidence
How to structure lessons to get your students to look at ‘the science’ and pick out supporting reasons
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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 is UV light used as a disinfectant?
Boost students’ literacy skills with some engaging cross-curricular science
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Learning at home for 14–16
Keep your 14–16 classes learning remotely with these curriculum-relevant resources and activities
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Help students understand scientific vocabulary
Help your students with these solutions for murky science language
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Secure students’ understanding of scientific vocabulary
Banish misconceptions and build a foundation of understanding for science terminology with the Frayer model template
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Supporting diverse learners
How to boost students’ acquisition of technical language in the science classroom
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Why you need to teach literacy to teach dist-ill-a-tion
Students need to learn the language of science to make progress in chemistry