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.
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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 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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Play Card Games to teach Ionic Bonding and Chemical Formulae
Implement Game-Based Learning to Develop Student's Conceptual understanding of Chemical Formula
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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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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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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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Guidelines for Teaching Lab Safety
Teaching students about lab safety goes beyond just lab safety rules.
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