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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry QOTD: Empirical Formula A great place to start: can you determine the empirical formula of caffeine? Quick worked practice for HSC, IB & AP Chemistry. youtu.be/KkEQt6jGgE0 #Chemistry #ChemEd #EduSky #ITeachChem

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How to Calculate an Empirical Formula | Easy Caffeine Practice Question | AP, IB & HSC

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry QOTD: 2 quick MCQs! Empirical formula + percentage by mass. Can you get both right? Useful exam practice for HSC, IB & AP Chemistry students and teachers. youtu.be/7UBX4DY-J0Q #Chemistry #ChemEd #EduSky #ITeachChem

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Empirical Formula & Percentage by Mass | 2 Chemistry Practice Questions | AP, IB & HSC

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry QOTD: Empirical Formula Can you use experimental data to determine the empirical formula of chalcopyrite? Worked exam practice for HSC, IB & AP Chemistry. youtu.be/Kr6Tl7VIlkI #Chemistry #ChemEd #EduSky #ITeachChem

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Empirical Formula from Experimental Data | Worked Chemistry Exam Question | AP, IB & HSC

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Every day I become more and more radicalised about AI in our schools

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry QOTD: Galvanic Cells Can you label the cell, calculate E°cell AND predict the observations? An intermediate electrochemistry exam question for HSC, IB & AP Chemistry. youtu.be/2_JTSf82VW8 #Chemistry #ChemEd #EduSky #ITeachChem

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Galvanic Cell Practice Question | Diagram, Cell Potential & Observations | AP, IB & HSC

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry QOTD: Galvanic Cells Harder one! Can you draw the entire voltaic cell from scratch AND explain why it needs a salt bridge? Great HSC, IB & AP Chemistry practice. youtu.be/_73wBy7hvnc #Chemistry #ChemEd #EduSky #ITeachChem

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Draw a Galvanic Cell & Explain the Salt Bridge | Challenging Chemistry Exam Question

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry QOTD: Galvanic Cells Can you complete and label the cell, then calculate E°cell? A great electrochemistry practice question for HSC, IB & AP Chemistry. youtu.be/mohs_ui6xCM #Chemistry #ChemEd #EduSky #ITeachChem

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Galvanic Cell Practice Question | Label the Cell & Calculate Cell Potential | AP, IB & HSC

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Stick with it. I did this with my HS students (the talk moves specifically) and they initially spent so much time making fun of it but eventually persistence paid off and they started taking up the moves independently with no reminders. It took a while but totes worth it

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry QOTD: Conservation of Mass & Redox Worked questions on stoichiometry, oxidation states & identifying redox. For HSC, IB & AP Chemistry students and teachers. youtu.be/ekv_JjWQxVs #EduSky #ITeachChem #Chemistry #ChemEd #IB #IBChemistry #HSC #HSCChemistry #APChemistry

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Conservation of Mass & Redox Practice Questions | AP, IB & HSC Chemistry

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🧪 Chemistry Question of the Day Standard Solutions & Serial Dilutions 3 worked exam questions for Chemistry students, plus a useful revision resource for teachers. Suitable for HSC, IB & AP Chemistry. youtu.be/L5NBuIv9EKg #Chemistry #ChemEd

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Standard Solutions & Serial Dilutions Practice Questions | AP, IB & HSC Chemistry

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

On not wanting to be associated with current actual nazis. It must be so hard when you find the wrong people are laughing along with your jokes.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

How have I just found Slow Reveal Graphs. What a great numeracy activity that surely fits within the realm of the #projectzero thinking routines. This is very exciting! #scienceteaching #edusky slowrevealgraphs.com

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An Instructional Routine to Promote Sensemaking about Data

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Can't be worse than the Prometheus crew who remove their masks just because the O2 is good, no concern for infection or eyeball parasites.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I've been flipping my chemistry class for the last decade, it is absolutely the operating system of choice!

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

But also, and super simple, the female gaze doesn't result in significant violence and threat of harm to 50% of our population.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🎓 Think you're ready for the IB Chemistry exam? I break down real HL & SL-style questions from core topics like stoichiometry, atomic structure & lab calc skills — step-by-step, with markschemes & Data Booklet tips. 📺 Watch here: youtu.be/0SAwI_-z0oQ #IBChemistry #IBMockExam #IBStudy #ChemStudents

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IB Chemistry Mock Exam Breakdown: HL & SL Questions Answered | S1–S3 & R Topics

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Weekend distractions from writing #reports. Loving my wife's #Poirot puzzle and working through some fun #chemistry puzzles to give feedback to students. #ibchemistry #chemistryteacher #edusky

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

My current school is k-12. I love it. It's an insane way to spend the day when I get down to teach the little ones for class covers away from my usual HS Leadership role. There is so much love and chaos in those rooms. If I could do it again, I would be primary all the way.

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David Brisbane @davidbrisbane.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Happy Star Trek day! May the 4th be ever in your favour x

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Catching up on #WWERaw and it's good to see that even evil John Cena understands that respectful relationships are important.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I have a lot of thoughts about calling anxiety around Mathematics Math's Anxiety. Mostly that we shouldn't. However, anxiety and math's do overlap quite a lot and I think this scaffold while simple will be a nice reminder for a lot of teachers. #edusky

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Dr. Scull @drscull.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

My first course has been published on @chessable today! It focuses on making our tactical knowledge more accessible during games. As I've talked a lot about on Chess Journeys, turning knowledge into skill. Let me know what you think of it. #chesspunks www.chessable.com/chess-journe...

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Not sure how but this only my second #Brilliant!! move ever on @chess.com. Pretty pumped about this one #chesspunks #chess

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

That does seem to look like it's taking agency/blame away from HS teachers and that's not OK. We need to be responsible as well. . . . . Now I'm arguing with myself.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I also think one of the great things I saw you talking about at a conference once was the all girls STEM club. Unrelated, I wonder if there's tracking in K-12 schools of primary school teachers attitudes to STEM and and the uptake of optional STEM subjects in HS?

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I was @ a school for 11 years, when I arrived (Chem/Physics teacher teaching Bio to start). Bio teachers would openly say that Bio was more suitable to girls in class. Over that decade, they worked to put female teachers in physics and over that time female participation increased dramatically.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Generally, I love your work but the detentions work thing seems to be going against a very large body of evidence there.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

In an Australian teacher shortage, we're often the first one in line to cover a class (or full day of classes).

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

A great resource for this for those unsure of how to get started in the #designthinking world is the Future Problem Solving program. They have a community projects program that our students have had real success with and provided newbie teachers (to design thinking) a nice framework to get started.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Thanks to Just Dance, in our HS classes it tends to be Rasputin! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJh5...

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Just Dance 2017 PC Unlimited Rasputin 4K

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Good thing White Australia spent so long destroying our culture, separating us from one another and working to break down our ties with nation and community.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

📢 New Video! 🎥 Hess' Law Complete: Learn how to perform enthalpy calculations using both equations and Hess’ cycles for IB, AP & HSC Chemistry students! 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/taOzBjTT-ds #iTeachChem #edusky #eduskyAU #FlippedLearning

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Hess' Law Explained + Enthalpy Calculations | IB, AP & HSC Chemistry 🔥

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

It’s been great dipping my toes back into making videos for my students after a VERY long break! 🙌 This year, I'm focusing on the things that truly bring me joy in education. What are YOU excited about in your teaching this year? Let’s share ideas! 🌟 #iTeachChem #eduskyAU #EduSky

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

📢 New Chemistry Video! 🚀 Learn how to calculate reaction rates mathematically and use tangents on rate of reaction graphs to solve problems in IB Chemistry R2.2.1. 🧪 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/5V-FXFB7F1M #iTeachChem #edusky #eduskyAU #FlippedLearning

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Rate of Reaction & Tangents | Step-by-Step Guide

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I love all of these, but I know that this expectation in High School would have me lynched by my team. Particularly the extra communication home (well it would be seen as extra. I love what you're putting out there).

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Look, as a #chemistryteacher I find good questions like this are great at centering myself when I get stressed. School starts tomorrow, stress was rising, this helped. It just forces other things out of my mind & makes me present as I do the silly low stakes #chemistry #math problem #iteachChem

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Steve Smith @onlinechemtutor.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

A tricky Hess Law problem. Please share with your A Level Chemistry students! #iTeachChem #SciComm #UKEd #ALevelChemistry #ChatChemistry

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Yep, mine is set for tomorrow but somehow it's 11:15 and I'm still up watching Poirot. Ah well, lets start how we ended. #eduskyau

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Keen to see how these chats compare to the old twitter chats #EduSkyAU

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Adriano Di Prato @adrianodiprato.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The inaugural #EduSkyAU chat is happening on: 📅 Tuesday, 28 January 🎊 with guest host @mattpitman.com.au. A space for all Aussie educators to connect, share, and inspire. Let’s Go!!

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Great to see @dndpodcast.bsky.social getting the credit it deserves. As an OG slabber it always blows my mind how rarely the geekly masterpiece is in the discussion. Peak actual play #dnd #podcast www.thegamer.com/best-dungeon...

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14 Best Dungeons & Dragons Podcasts

These are the best D&D podcasts to listen to right now.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Because at this point progressive education is surprisingly traditional. Teachers have been doing it right for a long time.

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Pete Whiting @mrvanw.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I work at a very STEM focused k-12 school, but we also work super hard on Reading, Writing, Philosophy and History. I also don't understand how it has to be one or the other. In Australia the govt level policymakers don't seem to be able to focus on more than one, but our kids and schools sure do.

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