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.
This resource includes information about some key misconceptions that have been uncovered by research and ideas about a variety of teaching approaches that may help avoid students acquiring some common misconceptions.
Chemistry is a conceptual subject and this book has been designed to help tackle the issue of misconceptions which can arise. All of the chapters are available for free via Learn Chemistry. Follow the links below to buy a copy from our online shop for £19.95. If you’re a ...
Use this infographic with your 14–16 classes to boost their knowledge of diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes
Use your smartphone to measure changes in concentration across different concentrations of squash at home or in the classroom. Use your results to predict the concentration of an unknown dilution of squash.
Use this tutorial, including a video demonstration, to help post-16 students learn about equilibrium, the Gibbs free energy and the feasibility of reactions.
Try this tutorial with accompanying videos to help teach students on post-16 courses about the concept of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
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