Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: Thomsons - Discoverers of the electron

The discovery of the electron and the diffraction of an electron beam.

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Anecdotes: Aluminium

The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
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On This Day - Dec 18 : J J Thomson was born

He was named Cavendish Professor at just 28 years of age, and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906 for discovering the electron, and his work on electrical conductivity in gases.
Exhibition chemistry
Evaporation, entropy and the Marangoni effect

2025-06-09T05:00:00Z By Declan Fleming

Demonstrate thermodynamics to your 16–18 learners with this simple experiment

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Chemical misconceptions II: Spot the bonding | 16–18 years

By Keith S Taber

This activity explores learners knowledge of different bonding types through 18 diagrams
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Decision tree: acid, base or buffer? | 16–18 years

By Catherine Smith

Help learners understand which equation they need to answer questions about acids, bases and buffers by scaffolding their thinking
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The structure of benzene | 16–18 years

Use this worksheet with classroom slides and card sort activity to explore the structure of benzene with your learners