All Problem solving articles – Page 5
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PosterReal-life contexts for thermodynamics
Use this infographic with your 16–18 students and get them working with thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and free energy
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IdeasPractise purposeful practicals
Identify the reason you’re teaching a particular experiment to ensure students learn not just how to do it, but the concept and technique too
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ResourceThe ‘broken’ practical approach
Take this approach to practical work to ensure students are learning, not just doing
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Job profileSenior director of chip research
Jason talks about his team’s important work on a platform that allows scientists to sequence DNA wherever they are and uncover viral outbreaks, or identify new species.
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IdeasThe fast guide to enquiry-based learning
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about EBL and how to incorporate it into your chemistry lessons
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FeatureMake learning chemistry child’s play
Does play have a role in science learning for older children? This is how to bring more creativity to older students’ learning and why it’s important
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ResourceMicroscale technicians in trouble! investigation
Some solutions have been mixed up – help the technicians work out which is which
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Job profileExecutive editor, scientific publishing
Katie uses her chemistry background and works with scientists around the world to advance the chemical sciences by publishing the latest leading research in scientific journals
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Job profileResearch & development team leader - smart food labels
Giorgia leads a team at a small company that is helping to fight food waste by developing smart labels technology
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Job profileChief technology officer and co-founder of a robotic chemists’ company
Benjamin explains how he’s innovating industry by creating robotic chemists who can speed up new discoveries
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Job profileSecondary school science teacher
Alice teaches in a secondary school chemistry department helping her students thrive in the future
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OpinionTeaching creative chemistry
It’s not just the arts that are creative, chemistry is too. And it’s an essential element in its teaching
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FeatureUsing gestures in the classroom
Harness the power of hands to supercharge students’ retrieval and problem solving and assess their understanding
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ResourceInnovations in packaging
Explore polymers and redox via food wrap innovations with this activity for 11–16 students
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Job profileChief technology officer
Cristina helps develop technology that could change lives by extracting disease from the body
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IdeasEscape the classroom: and explore colour change reactions
In this escape room article, students explore colour change reactions to reveal hidden codes
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Job profileAnalytical chemists, Thames Water
Harsh and Michael describe their vital work keeping the region’s water and sewage systems safe and operational at all times
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Ideas4 ways to successfully use images in your lessons
Use these strategies to help students grasp and remember abstract concepts
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Job profileToxicologist, chemical company
Nicholas discusses his challenging work bringing together scientific fields to ensure that their company’s chemicals are used safely and comply with strict rules and regulations