Chemistry Instruction

Managing Lab Safety in Your NEW Chemistry Classroom

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Ditch The Worksheets: 7 Interactive Resources Your Science Students Will Love

Interactive activities for your science lessons

Teaching Ionic Bonding Made Easy: 5 Must-Have Resources for Educators

5 Easy to use resources for teaching Ionic Bonding to your science students

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.

A Fun Valentine's Day Chemical Bonding Card Game for Your Science Class: Make Em’ Bond (Love Bonds Version)

How to play Valentine's themed card game for Ionic and Covalent bonding

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

Essential Science Activities to Start the School Year

Discover fun and engaging back-to-school science activities for High School, including lab safety games.

How I use an "Escape Room" to get my students learning about the elements in the Periodic Table

Students learn about the physical properties of the elements in the periodic table, using an escape Room.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Play Card Games to teach Ionic Bonding and Chemical Formulae

Implement Game-Based Learning to Develop Student's Conceptual understanding of Chemical Formula

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.

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.