3 Essential Math Topics for Chemistry Students (and How to Teach Them)
Learn how to approach teaching these THREE key mathematical concepts in your chemistry class.
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The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Scaffolding Moles Worksheets Using Dimensional Analysis
Learn how to effectively use scaffolding to make mole conversion calculations more accessible
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Top 3 Resources for Teaching States of Matter and Separating Mixtures
Enhance your chemistry lessons with engaging resources on states of matter and separating mixtures.
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How to Teach Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Visually
This post outlines how Johnstone's Chemistry Triangle can be used to teach elements, compounds and mixtures using particle models.
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Using Tic-Tac-Toe to Make mole calculations more accessible to chemistry students
Use tic-tac-toe a game-based learning strategy to get your chemistry students practising the dreaded mole calculations.
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Using the Jigsaw Strategy to Teach Trends in the Periodic Table
The Jigsaw Strategy is a collaborative learning strategy that works well for teaching Trends in the Periodic table.
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Top 3 Science Concepts for a successful school year
A few activities you may(or may not) have thought of for introducing science this school year.
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3 Non-Boring Activities for Teaching Lab Safety that your students will love
Learn Three engaging activities that you can use to teach your science lab safety this school year.
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How to Teach Mole Calculations to Students who hate Formulas
There are some students who do not like dealing with formulas or symbols it is best to teach students using the unitary method.
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How to Teach Mole Calculations to Students who hate Math
The mole is a difficult topic to teach and Learn. Read how to use the Mole Triangle for students who hate Math.
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3 Reasons You Should not Teach Ionic Bonding as Electron Transfer
Research shows that teaching ionic bonding as electron transfer leads to a number of chemical misconceptions.
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How the misuse of the Octet Rule leads to misconceptions in chemistry
This full shell or octet framework is problematic such that it results in a number of misconceptions that can hinder a student’s progress.
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Evidence-Based Methods for teaching Balancing Equations
In this post, you will learn the best methods for teaching balancing chemical equations to high school students based on evidence .
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4 Student Mistakes When learning to balance Equations (and how you can address them)
Students who struggle to balance chemical equations usually make the same mistakes. I have compiled four common difficulties.
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How to Teach Atomic Structure and Electronic Configuration remotely using Google Jamboard
In this post, I explain how I sequence my teaching of atomic structure and electronic configuration using Google Jamboard.
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