Consistency is an intervention. A student’s own successful experience of a task is one of the strongest sources of their ...

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have revealed the grade boundaries for round one of the 2026 UK Chemistry Olympiad (UKChO), with more than 70% of participants achieving a gold, silver or bronze ...

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Test a range of common ingredients to see which ones stabilise an oil and water emulsion in this class practical A mixture of oil and water usually separates quickly, but a range of substances act as ...

From 2011–2012 we published a number of articles looking at the science behind Breaking Bad. These articles were part of the On-Screen Chemistry series originally published in InfoChem and later in ...

Learn how experienced teachers use generative AI tools to refine ideas, challenge assumptions and strengthen their lessons ...

Introduce primary learners to STEM careers and encourage them to explore their own skills using these resources Being a scientist isn’t just doing experiments in a lab, there are many different ...

The ancient Greeks recognised that fire doesn’t have the same physical properties as earth, air or water, but do we know much more these days? Let’s look at the thorny question – what exactly is fire?

How to use students’ everyday experiences to aid understanding in experiments So why do I have a hip joint, a golf club head and a mini turbine blade out in front of the class today? They’re my hook ...

Exciting, simple experiments to engage learners with key topics in primary science, featuring classroom slides, teaching notes and video demonstrations. Links to the resources in English, Welsh and ...

As summer rolls around, there’s nothing better than sitting out in the garden and sipping a nice, cool drink of cola or lemonade. But have you noticed that some drinks are fizzier than others? Or ever ...

Modelling methods are an excellent way to promote thinking and help to improve students’ understanding. Put this into practice with the carbon cycle game. In this game, students take on the role of a ...