All Misconceptions articles – Page 7
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Ideas
Why are formula triangles bad?
Jenny Koenig explains how teachers can help students learn to rearrange equations
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Resource
Chemical misconceptions
Discover classroom strategies and activities to tackle common misconceptions among students in chemistry, and explore the theory behind different approaches.
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CPD
Using models
How to overcome the difficulties with teaching scientific models and some warnings about using easily-accessible resources
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CPD
Understanding equilibrium: a delicate balance
Steve Hacker describes some of the difficulties with teaching this topic and shows how you could help your students
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Review
Advances in teaching organic chemistry
A variety of ideas that allow learners to develop the confidence and interest to overcome the challenges associated with understanding organic chemistry
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CPD
Chemical energetics: words matter
How you can help your students avoid common misconceptions about energy change?
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CPD
Chemical bonding: the octet rules ... OK?
Kay Stephenson and Dorothy Warren explain common misconceptions and show you how you could help your students
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CPD
Developing expertise in chemistry
Keith S Taber introduces a new series of articles to help teachers diagnose and correct common misconceptions found in chemistry education
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Feature
Chemical Bonding
A masterclass in teaching the topic of bonding, basing chemical explanation on physical forces
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Feature
Investigating activation energies
A challenge for post-16 students to investigate the activation energies of the enzyme-catalysed and the inorganic-catalysed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide