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"Terminology and concepts dealing with aspects of Thermochemistry (the energy associated with chemical reactions) are introduced."

Vocabulary or terminology building is a difficult task for many students. A variety of teaching techniques and strategies are needed to help them develop a true understanding related to concepts.

Student misconceptions about science concepts

Ed Walsh, Science Advisor for Cornwall Learning, has taken eight of the case studies from the book and turned them into lessons aimed at GCSE level students. The lessons are designed to engage and excite students and encourage them to think for themselves. Pupils in secondary schools are in many cases very capable of understanding the 'Bad Science' approach and making good use of it themselves. Their grasp of scientific concepts and their enquiring minds mean that Bad Science is good for school science.

Short videos to explain alien concepts to everyone.

From our mobile phones to our televisions, silicon chips are a part of much of our daily lives. Where does silicon come from? Much of it comes from sand. The following video from the Chemical Heritage Foundation explains the concept of how silicon chips are created.

Videos, interactives, lesson ideas Combines concepts learned in Earth's Crust unit with Earth's Geologic History unit.

Tutorials and animations on DNA replication. More suited for high school or college-level students.

Many resources for teaching nuclear energy, including some games.

Key concepts of genetics explained through use of animations, images, video interviews and other interactive tools

animated primer of 75 experiments that made genetics. from cold spring harbor lab.