All Society and ethics articles
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IdeasHelp your students understand ethics in science
How to develop learners’ moral problem-solving skills
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Opinion
Combatting plastic pollution in class
Bring the fight against plastic pollution to your classroom with these hands-on resources from Common Seas
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Feature
Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Recent steep price increases could push us towards renewable energy
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News
War threatens semiconductor production
Link the conflict in Ukraine, the impact on neon production and conflict materials with this story and starter slide
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Resource
Scrutinising shampoo bottles | 11–14 years
Delve into the world of cosmetics labelling with this activity which takes a close look at the ingredients printed on the back of your shampoo bottles. What are they for and should we be concerned about any of them?
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News
Milking the potential of proteins to provide safe drinking water
Removing arsenic from tap water to make it safe to drink
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Feature
Talking about decolonising the curriculum with scientists past and present
Imagine a select group of Black, Asian and minority ethnic scientists from history and today discussing the lack of representation in science
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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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Ideas
Tackle poverty in chemistry lessons
Link the science you teach in your classroom to poverty and inequality targeted by the UN’s SDGs
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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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Ideas
Sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems
From synthesising ammonia to keeping your school laboratory green, here’s how to link UN Sustainable development goal 15 to your teaching
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Give context to your teaching of biofuels
Use these tips and activities to link UN sustainable development goal 8 to lessons on fermentation and bioethanol
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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
Chemists’ role in the fight against disease
Use these tips and resources to link UN sustainable development goal 3 and biology topics on health and disease to your lessons on anticancer drugs
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Teach your students about sustainable production and consumption
Easy ways to bring UN sustainable development goal 12 into your teaching of life cycle assessments, polymers and batteries
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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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Ideas
Link global food security to your lessons on fertilisers
Use these resources and activities to link UN sustainable development goal 2 to your practical lessons on rates of reaction and the use of fertilisers
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Include the impacts of climate change in your teaching
Use the real-world effects of climate change to introduce the UN’s sustainable development goal 13 into your existing teaching
