All Structure and bonding articles
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FeatureTeaching the bonding spectrum
Everything you need to help your post-16 grasp the realities of bonding, electronegativity and intermolecular forces
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NewsLinking energy, structure and reactivity
Discover how students reason about energy and chemical structure – and how to boost their understanding
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FeatureHow to teach metallic bonding
From properties to structures, everything you need to help your 14–16 students grasp metals and alloys
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NewsBoost student understanding of chemical bonding
Discover how important pedagogical content knowledge is in teaching this challenging topic
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ProjectBonding workshop | Chemistry for All project | 14–16 years
A series of activites, demonstrations and experiments exploring simple covalent molecules and hydrocarbons
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NewsTattooing the heart with graphene electrodes
Flexible carbon pacemaker can wrap around the heart
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ResourceBonding | Review my learning | 14–16 years
A set of differentiated worksheets with answers to identify learning gaps and misconceptions on the topic of bonding
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ResourcePlastics in energy-saving homes: context-based questions | 16–18 years
Assess your post-16 learners’ current knowledge and understanding of polymers, mechanisms and more
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CPDEverything you need to teach polymers at 14−16
Sharpen your teaching of polymers with these classroom ideas, activities and resources
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Exhibition chemistryDemonstrate intermolecular forces with colourful separations
Layer intermolecular interactions into your practical lessons with these chromatic experiments
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CPDHow to teach intermolecular forces at 14–16
Use these ideas to help your students master this challenging topic and gain a deeper understanding of the forces at play
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ResourceStructure and bonding: exploding exam questions | 14–16 years
Present and practise a technique to help learners understand the language used in extended-reponse questions and improve their answers
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CPDHow to teach ionic bonding at 14–16
Steer students away from ionic bonding misconceptions with these ideas for your classroom
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IdeasGet crafty with festive molecular baubles
Is this the perfect festive science activity for the last week of term?
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ArticleWhat are Halloween costume masks made from?
Find out about the creative chemistry behind costume masks
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NewsIs every substance a molecule?
Use this to help chemistry students accurately apply covalent bonding models
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FeatureHow to draw ionic bonding dot and cross diagrams
Use this step-by-step approach to help your 14–16 students master ions
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NewsHigh pressure forces heavy hydrogen to act like a metal
Explore metallic bonding and isotopes with this latest research looking at metallic hydrogen