All Secondary education articles
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ArticleDecolonising chemistry teaching and learning
Start a conversation in your school with these articles and tips
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Feature
The essential elements of a quality science education
Discover the key aspects of science teaching to ensure students are scientifically literate
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Experiment
Acid–alkali conductometric titration worksheet | 14–16 years
Develop your learners’ understanding of ions and the changes in ionic concentrations in an acid-alkali neutralisation
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Feature
Help students transition from primary to secondary
It’s tough growing into a new identity as a secondary school student. Here’s how teachers can help ease the transformation
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Article
Starting to decolonise science curriculums
How chemists at Queen Mary University of London are helping secondary school science teachers include the contributions of BAME scientists in their teaching
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Feature
Why is my chemistry curriculum White?
Decolonising the chemistry curriculums at universities and in schools
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Resource
Women in chemistry | 14–16 years
Show your learners the difference that science can make and provide them with role models who are leading chemists in their fields.
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Resource
Justice and injustice in chemistry: aspirin and other drugs | 16–18 years
Critical thinking and research task, reflecting on the science and societal views surrounding drugs and their development
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Resource
Reciprocal reading task: agriculture and ammonia | 14–16 years
Provide context and help build cultural and science capital, while improving learners’ reading skills
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Practical
Electrochemical cells | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources to support electrochemistry practical work, including two microscale experiments, animation and cell diagrams
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Practical
Qualitative tests for organic functional groups | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources to support a practical investigation to identify organic functional groups using a range of qualitative tests
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Practical
Preparation of an organic liquid | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources to support practical work based on synthesis of an organic liquid, the experiment includes the stages of preparation, separation and purification
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Practical
Rates of reaction | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources to support practical work on rates of reaction, includes both an initial rate and continuous monitoring method
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Resource
E10 petrol and climate change | 14–16 years
Fuel your learners’ understanding about fermentation and bioethanol, and check recall and application of knowledge while developing student literacy
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Ideas
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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Resource
Transition metals and anticancer drugs | 16–18 years
Worksheet to check your students’ knowledge on shapes of complexes, their understanding of anticancer drugs and provide them with some history behind cisplatin
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Resource
Sustainable consumption: individual action | 14–16 years
A research and reflect activity to get your learners thinking about the materials they consume and the impact of individual actions
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Resource
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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Feature
The challenges of multi-course chemistry teaching
Teaching more than one course in a single class is commonplace for many teachers in Scotland and multi-course teaching of chemistry can be particularly complex
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Opinion
Why I love the Curriculum for Wales 2022
Learn why one teacher is fully embracing the journey to realise the new curriculum in Wales
