All Maths skills articles
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NewsBoost maths skills to improve chemistry learning
Use these evidence-based tips to help your learners get ahead with chemical calculations
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PracticalEnthalpy change of combustion of ethanol | practical videos | 14–16 years
Video and resources investigating the heat energy change of combustion of ethanol
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ResourceElectrochemical cells misconception buster | 16–18 years
Probe learners’ knowledge of setting up electrochemical cells, redox equations and calculations
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ResourcePesticides and agricultural productivity calculations | 14–16 years
Link food security to yield, percentage yield and atom economy
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ProjectAnalysing the chemistry of food | Chemistry for All project | 14–16 years
Analyse food and drink samples using TLC, titration and visible absorption spectroscopy with this engaging project
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CPDHow to teach quantitative chemistry at post-16
Use these tips to help your students successfully calculate reacting masses and limiting agents
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ExperimentAcid–base back titration | 16–18 years
Write balanced equations and calculate reacting masses and moles to find the limiting reagent
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FeatureWhy you need to collaborate with English and maths teachers to boost student outcomes
Work with out of department colleagues to help your students acquire essential literacy and numeracy skills
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ResourceRecycling plastics evaluation | 14–16 years
Develop your learners’ evaluation, extended writing and maths skills in the context of polymers
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IdeasImprove learners’ confidence with numbers
Engage your students with data and boost their maths skills in the science classroom
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FeatureCalculating moles and using Avogadro’s number
Use this explainer to help your students grasp the relationship between moles, mass and molecular mass
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Ideas5 effective ways to teach balancing equations
Tried-and-tested approaches to build student skills and confidence
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FeatureBrilliant buffers
Use this infographic with your 16–18 students to develop their understanding of pH and buffers
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ResourceFertilisers and sustainability | 16–18 years
Investigate the rate of hydrolysis of urea and assess your learners’ practical skills, includes extension green chemistry questions on sustainable fertilisers
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ResourceThe chemistry of a meteorite | 11–14 years
Data analysis and graph drawing activity for 11–14 year olds based on the chemical composition of the Dhofar 007 meteorite. Identify elements from chemical formula and differentiate between metal and non-metal elements.
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ResourceUnderstanding climate change as a process | 14–16 years
A flow diagram activity to bring together learning about the greenhouse effect and climate change, with questions to consolidate understanding
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ResourceMaths skills for chemistry
Resources to help your students apply their maths knowledge in their chemistry lessons
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CPDTeaching rates of reaction post-16
Ideas and activities to help students explore reaction dynamics and mechanisms
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ResourceIntroducing moles numeracy worksheet | 14–16 years
Use the context of cooking to get students more comfortable with concepts such as balanced equations, ratios and reagents
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IdeasStoichiometry and moles: how to explain it?
Use cooking as a fun, accessible introduction to why and how we use balanced equations