All Misconceptions articles – Page 4
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FeatureUncover your students' preconceptions
Understanding their existing ideas helps avoid misconceptions
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IdeasAvoid the pitfalls of language
Help students learn the difference between everyday and chemistry vocabulary
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NewsProbing difficulties with quantum atomic models
What you can do to make grasping atomic representations easier
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CPDStates of matter and particle theory
Progressing from macroscopic to the microscopic world of the particle
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ResourceMolecular model misconceptions
Let us take a closer look at the suitability of using molecular models to teach the determination of chemical formulae.
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IdeasHow to make effective interventions
Try a pinchpoint approach to diagnose and address the reasons for learners’ mistakes in school science
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Chemical comparisons
Compare, contract, and discuss the similarities and differences between chemical systems.
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OpinionHow I tackled misconceptions
Education research inspired me to improve my scheme of work for structure and bonding
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Concepts in chemistry
A person can be said to have acquired a concept once they are able to identify examples, and distinguish them from non-examples, this resource aims to support learners do so.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Elements, compounds and mixtures
Explore and understand pure substances and mixtures; elements and compounds, through active study.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Scaffolding explanations
The materials comprise of two sets of questions requiring explanations - which may be used as a pre-test and post-test a worksheet.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Acid strength
Learn more about acid solutions, and distinguishing between concentration and strength.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Ionisation energy
Use this activity as a revision of the topic, or a reinforcement of learner’s knowledge base, upholding what they know about ionisation energy.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Iron - a metal
Judge the veracity of twenty statements about one of the most familiar examples of a metal, iron, and understand more about its structure.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Precipitation
Discover more about ionic bonding, and how dissolving into solutions can effect bonds.