Wales only. Boosting your confidence in teaching KS3 Chemistry NW232
Wales only: This one day, face to face course is designed to help non-specialists who are teaching chemistry topics in science at Key Stage 3. It will increase confidence in teachers’ own chemistry subject knowledge, and present ideas for teaching key concepts.
Summary
For secondary teachers in Wales only:
This course is designed to help non-specialists who are teaching chemistry topics in science at Key Stage 3. It will increase confidence in teachers’ own chemistry subject knowledge, and present ideas for teaching key concepts.
o The course will look at practical and theoretical approaches in the classroom, considering how teaching can bridge the gap between concrete phenomena and their abstract conceptual underpinnings. This will include looking at examples of ‘chemistry in the real world’ and terminology that can be problematic.
o The areas explored will include:
- Particles
- Properties of substances
- The nature of change
Who is it for?
Secondary KS3 science teachers in Wales
What topics are covered?
- Particles
- Properties of substances
- The nature of change
How will you learn?
Face to face
How long is this course?
1 day
Outcomes
It will:
- increase confidence in teachers’ own chemistry subject knowledge
- present ideas for teaching key concepts (particles, properties of substances & the nature of change)