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A sparks and bright flash of hot material in a terracotta flowerpot held in a laboratory clamp and stand. The set up is outside with some snow behind a protective clear screen

Thermite in a flowerpot

Demonstrate a dramatic redox reaction in which highly reactive aluminium displaces iron from iron oxide

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How my exam marking will improve your learners’ outcomes

Chemistry teacher Becky Kell distils what she’s learning about teaching moles, methods and bonding as a marker for an exam board

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Particle model | 11–14 years

A model of an atom with the nucleus in close up and electron shells surrounding

Atomic model | 14–16 years

A row of heart shaped padlocks rusting in the open air with green graphic surround

Introducing chemical change | 11–14 years

Close up of test tubes being filled with a pipette with red-orange graphic surround

Quantitative chemistry | 14–16 years

Digital art representing intermolecular forces between covalently bonded molecules

Structure and bonding | 14–16 years

  • Particle model | 11–14 years

  • Atomic model | 14–16 years

  • Introducing chemical change | 11–14 years

  • Quantitative chemistry | 14–16 years

  • Structure and bonding | 14–16 years

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