All articles by Neil Goalby

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Interpreting chemical equations for ionic compounds | Developing understanding | 14–16

Help your learners develop mental models of what is represented in balanced chemical equation for ionic compounds with this resource, including teacher notes and a student worksheet 

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Moles and volume | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Deepen your learners’ understanding of the idea that equal volumes of gases contain an equal number of molecules with this worksheet

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Moles and mass | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Develop understanding of the relationship between the mass of one mole, the number of moles and the mass of a substance

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Reactant and product substances | Developing understanding | 11–14

Use these worksheets to secure and deepen your learners’ understanding of reactants and products in chemical changes

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Symbols and formulas | Developing understanding | 11–14 years

Develop your learners’ understanding of what is represented by symbols and chemical formulas

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Interpreting chemical equations | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Deepen learners’ understanding of interpreting chemical equations by exploring the topic at different conceptual levels

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Concentration and mass | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of concentration and mass from the macroscopic to sub-microscopic level

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Reacting ratios: masses | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Develop learners’ understanding of the ratio of the very large number of atoms or molecules in balanced chemical equations

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Diffusion and chemical reactions | Developing understanding | 11–14 years

Use this worksheet to deepen understanding of diffusion and chemical reactions and how these processes are represented 

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Diffusion and dissolving | Developing understanding | 11–14 years

Deepen learners’ understanding of diffusion and dissolving with this worksheet exploring different conceptual levels of thinking

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Melting and boiling points | Developing understanding | 11–14 years

Deepen understanding of melting and boiling points and how these are represented at different conceptual levels of thinking

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Solutions | Developing understanding | 11–14 years

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of solutions and how they are represented at different conceptual levels of thinking

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States of matter | Developing understanding | 11–14 years

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of states of matter and how they are represented at different conceptual levels of thinking

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Atoms and isotopes | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of isotopes from the macroscopic to sub-microscopic level

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Atoms and ions | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Encourage learners to think about how atoms and ions are represented and what this means at the sub-microscopic level

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Atomic structure | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Encourage learners to think about how the atomic structure is represented and what this means at the sub-microscopic level

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Covalent bonding | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Develop learners’ understanding of the size and shape of covalent structures by interpreting a range of diagrams and models

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Ionic bonding | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Develop learners’ understanding of ionic lattices through comparing 2D and 3D representations

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Metallic bonding | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Develop learners’ sub-microscopic understanding by interpreting a range of models used to represent metallic structure and metal ions

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Carbon allotropes | Developing understanding | 14–16 years

Encourage learners to think about how different structures of carbon are represented and what this means at the sub-microscopic level