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Education events and support
Professional development opportunities
Professional development opportunities
How to Teach Collection
How to Teach Collection
Guides to teaching core topics for 11–14, 14–16 and 16–18 years, including tips and ideas for the classroom and common misconceptions.
Practical Chemistry
Microscale chemistry practicals | RSC Education
Microscale chemistry practicals | RSC Education
Tips, ideas and practical experiments to bring microscale chemistry into your classroom, using only small quantities of chemicals and simple apparatus.
Link to Bob Worley's Book (use discount code UNCHEM23 )
Link to Bob Worley's Book (use discount code UNCHEM23 )
Practical resources
Practical resources
Interactive screen experiments
Interactive screen experiments
Try these virtual laboratories to introduce experimental techniques and help students make the most of practical work, including titration and aspirin synthesis.
Exhibition chemistry
Exhibition chemistry
Spectacular chemistry demonstrations to capture your students' imaginations. Brought to you by Education in Chemistry magazine. http://rsc.li/EiCExChem
Take charge: a global battery experiment
Take charge: a global battery experiment
Teaching Resources
Starter activities
Starter activities
Use this selection of short quizzes and activities as ice-breakers to grab attention at the start of your chemistry lessons. They can be used to recap previous topics, to introduce new ones, or aid in the transition to further education courses
Curriculum in Context
Curriculum in Context
Maths skills for chemistry
Maths skills for chemistry
Assessment for learning collection
Assessment for learning collection
Free lesson plans and resources to actively involve students in their learning of a range of chemical concepts
Chemistry in health
Chemistry in health
Analytical chemistry introductions
Analytical chemistry introductions
PhET interactive chemical simulations
PhET interactive chemical simulations
Explore chemical concepts using these interactive simulations, which help students to visualize abstract topics. Covering acid-base solutions, Beer's Law, atomic structure, concentration and the pH scale
Interactive Periodic Table
Interactive Periodic Table
Interactive periodic table with element scarcity (SRI), discovery dates, melting and boiling points, group, block and period information.
Infographics/Posters
Infographics/Posters
Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry - classroom resources
Organic chemistry - classroom resources
Teaching organic synthesis at post-16
Teaching organic synthesis at post-16
How to introduce organic chemistry to your post-16 students
How to introduce organic chemistry to your post-16 students
Rules for naming hydrocarbons: alkanes to arenes
Rules for naming hydrocarbons: alkanes to arenes
Teaching organic mechanisms
Teaching organic mechanisms
Teaching curly arrows at post-16
Teaching curly arrows at post-16
Qualitative tests for organic functional groups (practical video)
Qualitative tests for organic functional groups (practical video)
Preparation of an organic liquid (practical video)
Preparation of an organic liquid (practical video)
Effective questioning in organic chemistry
Effective questioning in organic chemistry
A question and answer sheet that tests learner’s knowledge of organic synthesis
A question and answer sheet that tests learner’s knowledge of organic synthesis
Organic chemistry worksheets | 14–16 years
Organic chemistry worksheets | 14–16 years
Organic synthesis quiz | 16–18 years
Organic synthesis quiz | 16–18 years
Analyst – higher apprentice, organic chemistry
Analyst – higher apprentice, organic chemistry
Early Career/Student Teacher Hub
Discover teaching tips, professional development courses, support for practical skills, subject knowledge, lesson planning and behaviour management
Discover teaching tips, professional development courses, support for practical skills, subject knowledge, lesson planning and behaviour management
Education in Chemistry
Education in Chemistry Magazine
Education in Chemistry Magazine
Article Collections (skills and contexts)
Article Collections (skills and contexts)
Chemistry Careers
Chemistry Careers
Chemistry Careers
Stem Clubs and Competitions
Ideas for enrichment
Ideas for enrichment
Projects, activities and resources for science outreach and STEM clubs
Projects, activities and resources for science outreach and STEM clubs
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Funding opportunities
Funding opportunities
Primary Science Links
RSC Primary links
RSC Primary links
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