All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 11
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Lesson plan
How do atoms form the ions in ionic compounds? | 16-18 years
Check students’ understanding of why atoms form ions, and how ionic compounds form by ionic bonding, using this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson plan
What do atoms look like? | 16-18 years
Introduce your students to the scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) as a tool for investigating atoms in this lesson plan with activities for 16–18 year olds.
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Lesson plan
What happens to particles in chemical reactions? | 11-14 years
Explore what happens to atoms and molecules when new materials are made in chemical reactions, using this lesson plan with activities for 11–14 year olds.
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The Mole
Conducting composites
In this issue of the student supplement learn about the serendipitous discovery of quantum tunnelling composites and the myriad potential applications of these novel materials
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Resource
Atoms and nanochemistry
From practical experiments to model-building and presentations, discover activities to help 11–16 year olds learn about atoms, atomic imaging and nanochemistry.