The new Scottish “Curriculum for Excellence” places a greater emphasis on the societal implications of chemistry concepts, including polymer chemistry. This has led to many Scottish secondary school teachers having little experience and background knowledge with which to satisfactorily explore the topic of polymers as they deliver the curriculum. Here we detail our development of a practical demonstration of polymer foams and its inclusion in a continuous professional development module for Scottish secondary school teachers. This demonstration has now been incorporated into chemistry classrooms across Scotland as a means of exemplifying the topic of polymers.

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聚合物泡沫的制备：旨在提高教师对缩聚反应效用的认识的一项活动

新的苏格兰“卓越课程”更加强调化学概念的社会意义，包括高分子化学。这导致许多苏格兰中学教师缺乏经验和背景知识，因此他们在提供课程时无法令人满意地探讨聚合物的主题。在这里，我们详细介绍了对聚合物泡沫的实际演示开发，并将其包含在苏格兰中学教师的持续专业发展模块中。现在，该演示已被纳入整个苏格兰的化学教室，作为例示聚合物主题的一种方式。