One more chart on NI teacher salaries - this shows the inflation adjusted cumulative change since 2019 for England, Scotland, ROI and NI. NI teachers would need a real terms pay increase of 21% to bring them back in line with what they were earning in 2019.
Our NPA scientists demonstrating the buffering ability of seawater (on the left) compared to tap water. The sea water resists pH change from increased CO2 levels for much longer than fresh water. We did eventually let Kristoffer stop. #chemistry#science#COP26
New diagnostic MCQ assessments for bonding and properties.
Bonding Test https://t.co/AeTkCWP0eh
Answer Grid https://t.co/K0GDVDplaC
Properties Test https://t.co/9R29A8x8zp
Answer Grid https://t.co/U1MIzpDjdf
Practice makes perfect? The final version, featuring the monomers for Nylon-6,10 and starring the actual chemicals themselves! 💫 tremendously useful for my Y11s studying condensation polymerisation and that penny-drop moment 💡🪙 inspired by @OrigamiCells@RSC_EiC@chemDrK
Good news on a potential drug treatment for Covid to potentially complement vaccines. Would be especially useful in vulnerable patient groups. I'm teaching antiviral drugs to Year 3 on Monday - so am currently rewriting my lecture to include molnupiravir!
https://t.co/mXoTH4VQFU
What’s the most underrated material in the modern world?
How about CONCRETE?
Often dismissed as boring, ugly & inert.
Concrete is actually surprising, dynamic & incredibly complex.
With that in mind here are a few reasons why we need to start talking about concrete 🪨
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In February, a meteor landed on a drive in Gloucestershire. Here's how to use that as the starting point for teaching element symbols, chemical formulas and data analysis 👉🏽 https://t.co/eyeU4oddFA
#ASEchat#TeachChemistry
Our NEW ‘Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning’ guidance report is complete with six evidence-informed recommendations to support high-quality teacher feedback.
Read / Download the full report: https://t.co/iWYDp9YxbD
Used paperclips with a class today to show how a catalyst acts as a surface for reactants to come together and form a product. Based on an old magic trick, I got this idea from Paul Nugent from @SonS_Ireland. The ending is a nice surprise for students!
Ideas and wrong report worksheet to get your younger students comfortable with different types of variables from @Primrose_Kitten#chemed#chatchemistry#scied
https://t.co/bl5vqyrcp0