All Thermodynamics articles
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CPDTeaching energy and change post-16
Try these ideas to help students better understand this scientific concept
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Real-life contexts for thermodynamics
Use this infographic with your 16–18 students and get them working with thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and free energy
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Exhibition chemistry
The gallium beating heart
Explore redox chemistry with this safer alternative to the mercury beating heart demo
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Electrochemistry could secure astronauts oxygen on the Moon
Extracting oxygen and metals from moon rock may help build new lunar base
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Exhibition chemistry
Superheated steam
Ready to start a fire with water? Use this demo to teach students about enthalpy and properties of water
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How to teach chemical energetics
Exothermic reactions go beyond simply combustion – use these tips to boost student understanding of energy transfer
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Temperature changes in exothermic and endothermic reactions
An experiment and worksheet to teach 11–14 students about temperature changes and chemical energetics
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How to use a slide show for a live lesson
Catherine Smith shares her strategy for teaching a remote lesson on the Hess cycle
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Thermodynamics starters 2 (16–18)
Test your students knowledge of thermodynamic principles such as enthalpy of solution, entropy and Gibbs free energy with these Starters for ten questions.
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Thermodynamics starters 1 (16–18)
Try these Starters for ten to reinforce your students knowledge of calorimetry, Hess’s law and bond enthalpies.
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Top of the bench quiz: energy (younger paper)
Test students’ understanding of concepts in energy using these questions from our Top of the bench competition. Use the papers as a whole, or take the parts relevant to the topic you’re teaching. We’ve also included some questions on general chemistry knowledge.
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Science concept cartoons: exothermic and endothermic reactions
Spark discussion and stimulate thinking about exothermic and endothermic reactions in a way that encourages pupils to share their ideas.
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Exhibition chemistry
An icebreaker for thermodynamics
Your students can learn a lot of chemistry from watching water freeze
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Energy changes in neutralisation
Study energy changes in two chemical reactions using thermometer strips to measure temperature in this experiment. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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The temperature changes induced by evaporation
Use a thermometer strip to examine temperature changes when drops of different liquids evaporate
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Top of the bench quiz: energy (older paper)
Test students’ understanding of concepts in energy using these questions from our Top of the bench competition. Use the papers as a whole, or take the parts relevant to the topic you’re teaching. We’ve also included some questions on general chemistry knowledge.
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Teacher subject knowledge self assessment tests
Use these diagnostic tests to self-assess your chemistry subject knowledge, and identify strengths and areas for development. These two quizzes test at the pre-16 level. Complete the first to get feedback broken down by topic. Use the second quiz to check progress, once you’ve refreshed your knowledge in key topics.
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Teacher subject knowledge self assessment: Post-16
Use these diagnostic tests to self-assess your chemistry subject knowledge, and identify strengths and areas for development. These two quizzes test at the post-16 level. Complete the first to get feedback broken down by topic. Use the second quiz to check progress, once you’ve refreshed your knowledge in key topics.
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Take it easy on the equations. Let me explain …
Our current approach to teaching physical chemistry is not working
