Control the controllables – coping with the uncertainty of teacher assessed grades
How do students cope with the uncertainty around cancelled exams and teacher assessed grades? Control what you can, and don’t make your teacher the enemy.
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Chemistry A Level Revision Questions – up your retrieval practice game with the ‘CramNow’ website
A while ago I published what I thought was my definitive list of the best online resources for A Level Chemistry students. As with so many things, this list is already out of date and I plan to publish a definitive definitive ‘top ten’ in the near future. In the mean time, I really want…
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New Online Courses Starting in August and September for A Level Chemistry Students
I’m excited to announce, that, following the success of the 21 Day A Level Chemistry Boot Camp in July, I’ll be running three more online courses to help A Level Chemistry students during August and September: Starts 8th August: Head Start to A Level Chemistry – for Year 11 students about to start A Levels…
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Spatial awareness: taking advantage of your lazy brain
Last week, during breakfast, I poured orange juice in my tea. It got me thinking about the shortcuts our brains make every day, and how we can use them to our advantage when trying to improve our recall of new material. Mental shortcuts, and how they can ruin our morning cuppa Here’s the situation –…
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Success with A Level chemistry calculations – my top five tips
An overview of the ways students can help themselves become more proficient in A Level Chemistry calculations.
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The best way to get ahead? Take time to look back
Instead of trying to push ahead and learn new material early, take time to really get to grips with what you already know.
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Making memories – how do we make scientific vocabulary stick?
It’s a spring afternoon and my student, John, is trying to remember a scientific word. We’ve been trying to get it to the front of his mind for a while and I’ve given him a few pointers, but it just won’t come. I’ve tried a few strategies to link it to what we’ve just been…
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