by Margaret Mary McFadyen | Apr 19, 2021 | wellbeing
Stressed out students and where to find them? If you are a parent or teacher, or even a student yourself, you will know exactly where to find them. Anyone who has ever been through exams at school – so basically everyone beyond the age of reason (classed as...
by Margaret Mary McFadyen | Mar 29, 2021 | Concept
VSEPR theory (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repusion) is what we use to explain the shapes of molecules in Chemistry. I have said before that Size Matters in Chemistry, but shape also matters. We can talk about the VSEPR as a starter, all the way up to enzymes, and...
by Margaret Mary McFadyen | Jan 4, 2021 | study skills
There are many processes in Chemistry and when learning about them, it can be very useful to summarise them. Process diagrams, flow diagrams, process maps – whatever you call them – outline the important steps. A process starts in one situation and goes...
by Margaret Mary McFadyen | Nov 16, 2020 | study skills
Comparison is the thief of joy, so they say. But, if you frequently get comments that you are not giving enough detail even when you think you have written a lot, you may be missing out on important comparisons. In Chemistry, we frequently make comparisons. We might...
by Margaret Mary McFadyen | Nov 2, 2020 | Concept
The Power of Three is a commonly used phrase that you might be familiar with. For example, you might have watched “Charmed”. Perhaps you studied Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech, or Tony Blair’s “Education,...
