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Chimica nella Scuola

Storia ed epistemologia

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Chimica nella Scuola n. 2 2025

Progettazione e sperimentazione in classe di una sequenza didattica sui concetti di dipolo permanente e istantaneo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1473/cns.v2i2.239
Submitted
27 June 2025
Published
30-06-2025

Abstract

The intertwining of chemical epistemology and didactics may foster educational approaches capable to overcome conceptual problems in chemistry. We discuss some aspects of this relationship and present the theoretical framework adopted for designing a teaching sequence on intermolecular forces.

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