All Practical skills and safety articles
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FeatureTargeted strategies to support good classroom behaviour
Tackle potential behaviour challenges in your chemistry classroom before they arise
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Make the most of practical work
How to use reverse storyboarding and lab roles to optimise practicals
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Establish good learning behaviours in the science lab
Discover how to move from reactive to proactive behaviour management
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The challenges of managing behaviour in the chemistry lab
Take a look at the humorous side of everyday chemistry classroom shenanigans
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News
Ensure chemistry students get the most out of practical work
Top tips from research to improve understanding and collaboration in practicals
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How to apply cognitive load theory to chemistry practicals
Ideas from cognitive science that will transform your chemistry classroom practicals
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Take a microscale approach to electrochemical cells
How you can use Petri dish galvanic cells to support learning about electricity
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Maximise learning with microscale
Find out why and how a small-scale approach to practical work reaps big rewards in your classroom
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Risk assessing your chemistry practicals
Keep on top of risk assessments to ensure your practical lessons are safe
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Understanding chemistry through microscale practical work, Bob Worley and David Paterson
Ready to take the small-scale approach into your chemistry classroom? You might want to read this comprehensive guide first
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The fast guide to microscale practical work
Every chemistry teacher’s must-have guide to this no-fuss method for practical work
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Escape the classroom: and try microscale chemistry
Escape room puzzles based on simple microscale reactions for students
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Everyday neutralisation myths busted
Give real-world relevance to neutralisation reactions by testing the basicity of toothpastes
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Is toothpaste basic? | 11–14 years
Test the basicity of toothpastes and give context to neutralisation reactions
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How to solve a murder
Combine chemical analysis and practical activities to crack a crime and engage younger students
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When things go wrong in the classroom, a video can help
Practical demo gone wrong in the chemistry lab? Here’s how to save the day
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3 key skills your post-16 chemists need for university
How to help your students make the transition to higher education more smoothly
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Teaching chemical changes (at Halloween)
Turn your younger students into wizards at chemistry with these simple practical ideas
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Fertilisers and sustainability | 16–18 years
Investigate the rate of hydrolysis of urea and assess your learners’ practical skills, includes extension green chemistry questions on sustainable fertilisers
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The challenges of practical work post-16
What are the difficulties students face when they begin to tackle experiments in their last years of secondary school chemistry?
