Foundations for Teaching Chemistry: Chemical Knowledge for Teaching

ISBN-13: 9780815377672 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 190 str.

Keith S. Taber

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Keith S. Taber is Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. He taught chemistry in secondary schools and further education before joining the Faculty of Education at Cambridge. He has undertaken research into chemistry learning and has written widely about chemistry education. He is a recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Education Award.