All Thermodynamics articles
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PracticalEnthalpy change of combustion of ethanol | practical videos | 14–16 years
Video and resources investigating the heat energy change of combustion of ethanol
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IdeasHow to build understanding of Gibbs free energy
Help your students master this fundamental post-16 topic with these effective tips and teaching strategies
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Ideas5 ways to teach displacement reactions effectively
Spark students’ enthusiasm for this key chemistry topic with these teacher-tested strategies
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Exhibition chemistryCreating a supersaturated gas evolving oscillator
Use this fizzy practical for a kinetic and thermodynamic showdown in class
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FeatureThe science behind sustainable home insulation
Are plastics the best option for saving energy in our homes, as well as saving the planet?
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FeatureHow science will keep us cool
Discover the climate-friendly refrigeration technologies of the future
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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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CPDHow to teach entropy at post-16
Use these ideas and activities to help your chemistry students master this challenging topic
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ResourceSpot the entropy errors worksheet | 16–18 years
Develop your learners’ metacognitive skills using thermodynamics questions and calculations
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ResourceBorn–Haber interactive toolkit
Learner’s collaborate to build four different Born–Haber cycles with a large-scale toolkit of arrow cards followed by a worksheet of calculation questions using Hess’s Law
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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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FeatureReal-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 chemistryThe gallium beating heart
Explore redox chemistry with this safer alternative to the mercury beating heart demo
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SoundbiteElectrochemistry 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 chemistrySuperheated steam
Ready to start a fire with water? Use this demo to teach students about enthalpy and properties of water
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CPDHow to teach chemical energetics
Exothermic reactions go beyond simply combustion – use these tips to boost student understanding of energy transfer
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ResourceTemperature 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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CPDHow 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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ResourceThermodynamics 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.