Kristy Turner

Jan 7, 2025 | edu.rsc.org | Kristy Turner

Avoid making mountains out of molehills with ideas for tackling this crucial unit The subject of the mole has a fearsome reputation among both teachers and students. I am sure there are 16 year-olds who wish that Avogadro had never discovered his gas law in 1811, leading Nobel laureate Jean Baptiste Perrin to propose the naming of Avogadro’s constant in 1909. There are no shortcuts when it comes to teaching moles.

Nov 22, 2024 | edu.rsc.org | Kristy Turner

Can commending positive behaviour make school a better place for everyone? How does rewarding someone change their behaviour? Perhaps more interestingly, how does it change the behaviour of those around them who might aspire to gain a reward too? Source: © Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Rewards (and sanctions) are a big part of school life. Rewards might be informal: a well done, a smiley face drawn next to a particularly lovely explanation, a sticker or stamp.

Nov 13, 2024 | edu.rsc.org | Kristy Turner

Try these teacher-tested ideas to improve 11–14 learners’ understanding of this fundamental law Source: © GIPhotoStock/Science Photo Library Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov first proposed the law of conservation of mass in the mid-18th century and people widely accepted it from the 1780s due to the work of Antoine Lavoisier. As a concept in the curriculum, it hides in plain sight.

Nov 4, 2024 | edu.rsc.org | Kristy Turner

Everything you need to familiarise learners with the steps in this analytical techniqueIn a titration you follow a sequence of steps to get a valid and accurate result. Over time, scientists have refined the steps and developed a standard procedure. Every time we do a titration, we follow that standard procedure. Download the resources Display the poster in your classroom or on a projector. Alternatively print it and use as a handout.

Sep 5, 2024 | vegnews.com | Kristy Turner

VegNewsRecipesVegan brunch has never tasted (or looked) this good, thanks to Kristy Turner’s stellar recipe for Strawberry-Vanilla French Toast from her book But My Family Would Never Eat Vegan. Topped with a luscious, homemade strawberry sauce, each thick slice of vanilla bean-infused French toast is sure to wow your brunch guests.