Beschreibung:
Drawing on pedagogical principles and research into the difficulties that many students have when studying chemical concepts, this essential text presents the core ideas of chemistry to support new and trainee chemistry teachers, including non-specialists.
1. Introduction - the rationale for reading about 'chemical knowledge for teaching' 2. The nature of chemistry as a science 3. Reflecting the nature of chemistry in teaching 4. The chemistry triplet 5. The submicroscopic realm 6. Concepts in chemistry 7. The most fundamental chemical concept: substance 8. Pure substances: elements and compounds 9. The periodic table 10. Energy in chemistry and chemical bonding 11. Energy and chemical change 12. Contextualising and integrating chemical knowledge