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Chemical misconceptions

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An analogy for the atom
  • 1
    Overview
  • 2
    Alternative conceptions in chemistry teaching
  • 3
    Concepts in chemistry
  • 4
    The structure of chemical knowledge
  • 5
    Overcoming learning impediments
  • 6
    Scaffolding learning in chemistry
  • 7
    Chemical axioms
  • 8
    Chemical structure
  • 9
    Chemical bonding
  • 10
    Chemical reactions
  • 11
    Constructing chemical conceptions
  • 12
    Elements, compounds and mixtures
  • 13
    Mass and dissolving
  • 14
    Changes in chemistry
  • 15
    Revising acids
  • 16
    Word equations
  • 17
    Definitions in chemistry
  • 18
    Types of chemical reaction
  • 19
    Revising the periodic table
  • 20
    Predicting the melting temperature of carbon
  • 21
    Iron - a metal
  • 22
    Ionic bonding
  • 23
    Precipitation
  • 24
    Spot the bonding
  • 25
    Hydrogen fluoride
  • 26
    An analogy for the atom
  • 27
    Ionisation energy
  • 28
    Chemical stability
  • 29
    Stability and reactivity
  • 30
    Interactions
  • 31
    Acid strength
  • 32
    Reaction mechanisms
  • 33
    Scaffolding explanations
  • 34
    Chemical comparisons
  • 35
    Learning impediment diary
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An analogy for the atom

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Chemistry is a conceptual subject and, in order to explain many of these concepts, teachers use models to describe and explain the microscopic world and relate it to the macroscopic properties of matter. This resource is designed to provide strategies for dealing with some of the misconceptions that students have in the form of ready-to-use classroom resources.

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Chemical misconceptions

  • 1
    Covers of volumes 1 and 2 of Chemical misconceptions

    Overview

  • 2
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    Alternative conceptions in chemistry teaching

  • 3
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    Concepts in chemistry

  • 4
    Image

    The structure of chemical knowledge

  • 5
    Image

    Overcoming learning impediments

  • 6
    Image

    Scaffolding learning in chemistry

  • 7
    Image

    Chemical axioms

  • 8
    Image

    Chemical structure

  • 9
    Image

    Chemical bonding

  • 10
    Image

    Chemical reactions

  • 11
    Image

    Constructing chemical conceptions

  • 12
    Image

    Elements, compounds and mixtures

  • 13
    Image

    Mass and dissolving

  • 14
    Image

    Changes in chemistry

  • 15
    Image

    Revising acids

  • 16
    Image

    Word equations

  • 17
    Image

    Definitions in chemistry

  • 18
    Image

    Types of chemical reaction

  • 19
    Image

    Revising the periodic table

  • 20
    Image

    Predicting the melting temperature of carbon

  • 21
    Image

    Iron - a metal

  • 22
    Image

    Ionic bonding

  • 23
    Image

    Precipitation

  • 24
    Image

    Spot the bonding

  • 25
    Image

    Hydrogen fluoride

  • 26
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    An analogy for the atom

  • 27
    Image

    Ionisation energy

  • 28
    Image

    Chemical stability

  • 29
    Image

    Stability and reactivity

  • 30
    Image

    Interactions

  • 31
    Image

    Acid strength

  • 32
    Image

    Reaction mechanisms

  • 33
    Image

    Scaffolding explanations

  • 34
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    Chemical comparisons

  • 35
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    Learning impediment diary

Level

  • 14-16 years
  • 16-18 years

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  • Misconceptions
  • Atomic structure
  • Atoms and bonds

Specification

  • Republic of Ireland
    • Junior Cycle
      • Science
        • Chemical world
          • Building blocks
            • 3. Describe and model the structure of the atom in terms of the nucleus, protons, neutrons and electrons; comparing mass and charge of protons neutrond and electrons.
    • Leaving Certificate
      • Chemistry
        • 1. Periodic table and atomic structure
          • 1.2 Atomic Structure
            • Social and Applied Aspects
              • Bohr: model of the atom;
  • Scotland
    • National 5
      • SQA Chemistry
        • Chemical changes and structure
          • Atomic structure and bonding related to properties of materials
            • Periodic Table and atoms
              • An atom has a nucleus, containing protons and neutrons, and electrons that orbit the nucleus.
  • Northern Ireland
    • GCSE
      • CCEA Chemistry
        • Unit 1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
          • 1.1 Atomic structure
            • 1.1.2 describe the structure of an atom as a central positively charged nucleus containing protons and neutrons (most of the mass) surrounded by orbiting electrons in shells;
      • CCEA Double award science
        • Unit C1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
          • 1.1 Atomic structure
            • 1.1.1 describe the structure of an atom as a central positively charged nucleus containing protons and neutrons (most of the mass) surrounded by orbiting electrons in shells;

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