All Study skills articles
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ResourceElectrochemical cells misconception buster | 16–18 years
Probe learners’ knowledge of setting up electrochemical cells, redox equations and calculations
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IdeasHelp your students transfer their skills from the pitch to the classroom
Score learning goals with these teaching strategies
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IdeasEffective test review strategies
Boost learning for all and banish exam anxiety with this teacher-tested routine
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Ideas7 steps to successful revision strategies
How to model effective exam cramming habits with your students
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NewsDrawing to embed complex chemical concepts
Discover how drawing diagrams can help boost student understanding
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IdeasImprove your students’ literacy in science skills
Use these tips to help your pupils write and talk like a scientist
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FeatureTop tips to boost the effectiveness of assessments
Revisit and revise them regularly to make sure they’re telling what you need to know when you need to know it
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FeatureIntelligent revision
Improve students’ chemistry exam results and help them fulfil their potential
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FeatureMoving from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Recent steep price increases could push us towards renewable energy
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ResourceThe politics of energy – structure strip | 14–16 years
Develop your learners reading comprehension and writing skills while revisiting topics from organic and atmospheric chemistry
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FeatureGet top marks with this effective past paper strategy
Try this approach to using exam questions for chemistry revision
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IdeasTeach complex concepts easily with paper prompts
How folding paper is a successful learning tool for complex topics
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ResourceTransition 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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ResourceCatalysts and reaction conditions for sustainable industry | 16–18 years
Research and presentation activity based on catalysts and reaction conditions in the context of sustainable industry
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NewsWhat affects students’ self-assessment skills?
A study investigating students’ self-assessed understanding has implications for your practice
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IdeasUpgrade your exam technique: 6 ways to improve your assessment skills
Discover how to maximise your students’ chances of success in their exams
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Job profileProcess chemist – higher apprentice, pharmaceuticals
Erin helps turn new medicines into finished products so that they can be mass-produced for patients.
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Ideas3 ways to improve your explanations
From examples and non-examples to definitions, tips to communicate new ideas and concepts effectively
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IdeasEffective questioning in organic chemistry
How to use conversation to help stuck students solve their own problems
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Job profileAnalyst – higher apprentice, organic chemistry
Katty monitors the levels of organic materials in drinking and wastewater to ensure it is safe to drink