Unlocking Chemical Thinking

Reimagining Chemistry Teaching and Learning

Unlocking Chemical Thinking advocates for teaching centered on central disciplinary ideas integrated with authentic chemical practices to encourage students to think and solve problems.

Traditional approaches to chemistry education emphasize the memorization of disconnected facts over the development of meaningful understanding and reasoning. Unlocking Chemical Thinking advocates for a shift toward teaching centered on central disciplinary ideas integrated with authentic chemical practices to encourage students to think and solve problems in relevant contexts.

Drawing on current developments in science and chemistry education research, the book highlights the importance of fostering multiple modes of reasoning in chemistry, including the analysis of intuitive ways of thinking that often mislead students, to support more effective learning progre