Teaching Strategies

Topic

Strategy Type

Topic	Strategy	Title	Description
Inorganic Chemistry Aqueous Solutions	Content Structure Real World Applications	Ions in the Real World	Give applications of ions in the real world. For example, neurotransmitters.
Physical Chemistry Chemical and Physical Properties	Representations Demonstration and Simulation	Solubility Demonstration	Use demonstrations when teaching about solubility. Students need to be thinking about what's going on. You have two clear solutions and when you mix them together a white precipitate forms instantly. Then decant the liquid and get them to think about what’s in the supernatant and what is the... more
Physical Chemistry Chemical and Physical Properties	Representations Visualisation	Emphasize Physical State	Put a bit more emphasis on the physical state of the substance that they are learning about. Because students often aren’t really able to imagine what kind of substance they are going to learn about. They will then know that they don’t have to calculate the volume if it’s a solid, for example,... more
Physical Chemistry Equilibrium	Representations Demonstration and Simulation Visualisation Technology Online and e-Resources	Equilibrium Simulation	Use demonstration or simulation of how both forward and reverse reactions occur up to and at equilibrium in several mixtures. The PhET simmulation below shows both reactions are happening, even though concentration of reactants and products isn't changing. ... more
Physical Chemistry Equilibrium	Content Structure Real World Applications Mode of Delivery Examples	Swimming Pool Chemistry	Use several real life examples with different ways of causing the equilibrium to shift. Swimming pool chemistry: HOCl can enter the cells of undesirable organisms to kill... more

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