All Thermodynamics articles
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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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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.
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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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Exothermic/endothermic reactions
This Concept Cartoon is designed to provoke discussion and stimulate thinking around exothermic and endothermic reactions. Use it with groups of students to elicit students’ 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 by performing the experiment on temperature strips
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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
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Measure enthalpy changes
Probe your students’ understanding of this fundamental concept and reflect on your demonstrations with our practical tips
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Particles in motion?
Proove that gas particles are not static by generating carbon dioxide in the reaction calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid and performing the limewater test in the test tube that has been held over the reaction test tube
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Use the particle model of matter
How well does the simple particle model of matter explain observations of changes of state?
