All articles by Neil Goalby
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Melting and boiling points | Developing understanding | 11–14
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
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
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
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
Encourage learners to think about how different structures of carbon are represented and what this means at the sub-microscopic level
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How to teach intermolecular forces at 14–16
Use these ideas to help your students master this challenging topic and gain a deeper understanding of the forces at play
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Transforming the catalytic potential of metals
Designer catalysts are breaking the known rules of reactions
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Lunar soil offers a promising catalyst
The Moon’s surface offers potential for ‘extraterrestrial photosynthesis’ to make oxygen, hydrogen and other fuels
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Compact reverse osmosis to make potable water
Meet the students who have desiged a cheap and portable desalinating water bottle
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Electrostatic charge keeps solar cells gleaming
Look at the life cycle of solar panels suffering from a dusting of silica
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A stabilised sulfur allotrope that’s making sustainable Li–S batteries work
Energy-dense lithium–sulfur batteries are making their way into the energy industry
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Drug pollution in wastewater
Extent of pharmaceutical pollution on every continent on Earth revealed
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Cooking up sustainable batteries
Find out how microwaves can improve the environmental credentials of electrochemical cells
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Forming Earth’s ancient atmosphere from space dust
Uncover how sun-weathered asteroids could be the ancient source of Earth’s water