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Structure and bonding
Strengthen your knowledge and explore teaching strategies to develop genuine understanding in your learners
Structure and bonding is a fundamental topic in chemistry, yet one where learners often develop misconceptions. This course will help you secure your understanding and refine your teaching through an electrostatics‑first approach. Across two modules, you’ll deepen your subject knowledge and explore effective strategies to support learners aged 14+ and 16+ to develop a strong understanding of the topic.
Build your confidence at your own pace, with videos, multiple choice questions, discussion threads and activities to help you apply what you learn in your own classroom.
This course is available in the UK, EU and other selected countries. If you’re a teacher in the UK or Ireland, make sure you’ve claimed your fully funded Teach Chemistry membership: benefits include discounts to our professional development courses.
At a glance
- Format: self-led online learning
- Cost: £225 + VAT
- Total length: approx 6 hours
- Available in: UK, EU and other selected countries
Course objectives
The course will help you to:
- strengthen your subject knowledge of structure and bonding, focusing on the models and explanations required for teaching learners aged 14+ and 16+
- enhance your pedagogical content knowledge, including using electrostatics as a foundation to build genuine understanding in your learners
- identify and challenge common misconceptions related to structure and bonding
Course modules
Structure and bonding (ages 14+)
- Metallic bonding
- Ionic bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Allotropes of carbon
Structure and bonding (ages 16+)
- Taking structure and bonding further
- Shapes of molecules and ions
- Bond polarity and intermolecular forces
Ready to enrol?
Your journey towards delivering better lessons and improving learner outcomes starts whenever you’re ready.
FAQs
Who is the course for?
This course is suitable for teachers at any career stage looking to develop their own understanding, teaching practice and confidence.
Will I receive a certificate?
You will receive a certificate for each completed module, and a certificate of course completion if you complete all modules. To qualify for the certificates, you must complete all required tasks.
What if I don’t want to complete all modules?
You can take whichever modules you are interested in, but you will only receive a certificate of course completion once you have completed all of the modules and required tasks.
Which countries is the course available in?
This course is currently available in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao S.A.R. China, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States.
Dorothy Warren
Dorothy is an independent science education consultant based in the UK.
Tim Jolliff
Tim is an independent, UK based science education consultant and former chemistry teacher of 30 years.
Nora Richardson
With over three decades as an education leader and chemistry lecturer, Nora is also an Education in Chemistry writer and reviewer, an experienced examiner and peer inspector.