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Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Air pollution in UK now kills 30,000 people and costs £27bn a year, the research, also said there was no safe level of air pollutants. The figure could even be significantly higher – up to £50bn – if dementia taken into account. theguardian.com/environment/…
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Every time you see how much the Dutch🇳🇱 invest in cycling, remember that the societal benefits outweigh this by far!
Annually:
💰🚲 €510 million (€30 per capita)
👩⚕️🩺 €19 billion in health savings alone
(Daphne Schippersbrug in #Utrecht)
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Fantastic to see coverage of former Olympians Sarah Winckless MBE, our Patron, and Dame Katherine Grainger joining forces at the Women of Scotland Lunch and raising awareness about Huntington's disease and our work in yesterday's @Sunday_Mail @Daily_Record
Doesn’t happen often here in Falkirk, but if it does it’s too many times.
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
If i was king and wanted to keep poor people poor, the very first thing I'd do would be to abolish external standardised assessments
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Two years ago today I published this article making the case for phone-freee schools. The case is far stronger today, now that so many schools are getting great results, esp. hearing noise and laughter in the hallways again.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Why not display @MrShortFHS_sci’s addition polymerisation infographic in your classroom? Use the accompanying resource to test post-16 learners’ understanding of polymers’ structures and names
edu.rsc.org/infographics/eve…
#scied #teachingresources
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ALT A cartoon showing a PVC chain, a ball and stick and a structural formula of chloroethene, a PVC monomer and some uses for polymers including sportswear, paint and disposable cutlery.
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
And get the poster, fact sheet and classroom activity for teaching condensation polymerisation for 16–18 year-old students too
edu.rsc.org/infographics/how…
#scienceteachers #chatchemistry
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Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Make chemistry real. Put practical work into context with these six everyday experiences
edu.rsc.org/feature/contextu…
#edutwitter #chemed
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Imagine if we made it an easy, everyday choice for everyone. Less people needing the NHS is how you save it for the long term. theguardian.com/society/2025…
@irnbru …. Out of date by 4years! Any chemical explanation? The fizz is still there.
I used it as a visual aid for the start of chemical equilibrium…. My S2 class made me open it!
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
When schools go truly phone free--collected and stored away for the day--the results are transformative.
When phones are only prohibited during class time, they are still very disruptive DURING class.
Give kids and teachers a break.
This is one of the great graphics of education policy, and is worthy of deep study.
Phones are a scourge, and if you're running a school that allows them *in any way* you are increasing the chances of disruption massively.
Control the controllables.
@TeacherTapp
My bio has changed and I now walk along the school corridors with a Gallagher-type swagger….. 🤘🤘🤘😂😂
edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why-tea…
@RSC_EiC
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
Summer is approaching and that means sitting outside with a nice, cold drink. Read the science of soda’s sparkle here 👇
edu.rsc.org/everyday-chemist…
#sciencetwitter #STEMed #chatchemistry
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
20mph What more evidence do you need? 40 per cent fewer people killed, and 75 per cent fewer children killed. Facts that can’t be ignored…. standard.co.uk/comment/20mph…
Mr Short, Science Teacher retweeted
It has been a while, but another #Gardenindicators video is now ready. This one shows a cheap and cheerful way to extract blackberries, works for raspberries too. youtu.be/HIV1Tgpa1-g?si=_sNa…