All Structure and bonding articles – Page 6
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ResourceHow hot are chilli peppers?
This resource explores the chemistry of capsaicinoids and the properties they give to chillies.
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ResourceWhy do pans stick?
This resource looks at Teflon and its properties. What is Teflon and why does it stop food sticking to the pan?
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ResourceThe structure of ice and water
A worksheet exploring the structural differences between the solid and liquid versions of this most ubiquitous compound.
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ResourceAnecdotes: The Discovery of Buckminsterfullerene
The discovery of buckminsterfullerene, the third allotrope of carbon.
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ResourcePresenting data: Non-linear graphs
Try these activities to identify your students’ mathematical misconceptions when presenting chemistry data. Use them in your teaching to help students interpret their practical observations using non-linear graphs.
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NewsThe longest carbon-carbon bond in chemistry
Use this cutting-edge research as a starter in your class
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Resource3D crystal structures
Link to the Cambridge Structural Database educational collection to access 750+ structures
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ExperimentExtracting limonene from oranges
Limonene is found in oranges, and now your classroom. Create a distillation apparatus and support students to make their own plant oils. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentCross-linking polymers – alginate worms
With a collection of equipment easy to find in your classroom, learners can form alginate polymer ‘worms’ and explore cross-linking polymers
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ResourceMolecular model misconceptions
Let us take a closer look at the suitability of using molecular models to teach the determination of chemical formulae.
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AnalysisDo you really know what glass is?
The glass debate resurfaces and it’s never crystal clear. Why do we care about its label anyway?
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ResourceMake a molecule
Learn about the types of molecules found in fruits and sweets, as well as how molecules are formed
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Gaviscon
Link the post-16 topics of acid and base neutralisation, weak acids, bonding and carboxylic acids to the topic of antacids. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Dettol
Link the post-16 topics of phenols, bonding and acids and bases to the topic of antiseptics.
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IdeasMapping compound structure and bonding
How everyday compounds’ properties can be linked to their bonding and structure with a ‘structure triangle’