TEACHING RESOURCES TEST INFORMATION
NAME AND SURNAME
Ciara O'Shea
AFFILIATION
St Attracta's Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
ROLE IN THE PROJECT
Teacher
TITLE OF TEACHING RESOURCE
The Chemistry of Things
Topics related to the resource
Crystallisation, Naming compounds, nanotechnology, organic chemistry, soap-making, excitation of electrons.
Examples of learning objectives
Links chemistry to everyday life, e.g. chemistry of chocolate, chemistry of fireworks.
Practical information regarding the use
of the site/simulation...
The English subtitles on the video make it a bit difficult.
You could print the English commentary and give to students.
Information about the class
11 students in a fifth year chemistry class.
Suggestion for use
Could be used as a quick video to link in everyday life examples to a chapter just covered, e.g. fireworks and flame tests.
Insights into student
use / thinking
Students found interesting but would have preferred video in English.
Would have preferred a bit more detail of the chemistry.
Teacher’s conclusions
These videos stimulated discussion in class and could be used as a starting or finishing point for a chapter.