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News4 tips for using testing to assist learning
Why giving students short quizzes after an exam improves their chemistry learning performance
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NewsHow ancient Maya peoples made potable water
Use this starter slide to begin your lessons on drinking water and water treatment with some historical context
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NewsNanoparticle starves cancer cells of copper
Start your lesson with this starter slide on one medicinal application of nanotechnology
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NewsThis is why you should teach metacognition explicitly
Research-based tips to ensure that metacognitive strategies become a life-long part of your students’ study skills
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NewsGenerating high value chemicals
Plastic waste could be upcycled into a chemical that is more valuable than the original plastic
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News6 tips for teaching reaction rates using graphs
What to look out for when teaching graphs in reaction kinetics
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NewsSeeding the ocean against climate change
Volcanic ash could be a key ingredient to sequester carbon dioxide
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NewsHarness self-regulation to nurture independent study skills
Follow these tips to engage students with learning processes
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NewsStudents’ writing reveals understanding of electron pushing
Use written assignments to probe student understanding of organic mechanisms
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NewsNew scaffolding method improves student argumentation
The key to a good argument is flowing SOLO
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NewsDiamond helps to discover hexagonal salt
Explore ionic structures in your class with the discovery of a strange form of table salt
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NewsBreaking the carbon–hydrogen bond
A new photocatalyst that can act on small alkane hydrocarbons is a rare example of directly using natural gases as reagents
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NewsLearning organic mechanisms – does technology help?
Are chemistry learning applications really worthwhile?
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NewsYeast thriving in hydrogen
Microorganisms growing in 100% hydrogen show that life could exist on exoplanets
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NewsMaking effective use of collaborative learning
Get group tasks right and boost student learning