This paper reports the analysis of several didactic sequences and educational activities designed and put into practice by high school teachers who attended the V Scuola Nazionale di Didattica della Chimica “Giuseppe Del Re” (2020 edition).
The teacher training course was focused on how to introduce spectroscopy at high-school level and it was organized in three steps: introduction of materials and resources by the “Giuseppe Del Re” trainers, design of educational activities specific
for different school types and students’ target, development and carrying out of the activities in class. The number and quality of educational activities, projects and obtained materials was very satisfactory and it resulted in several interesting approaches able to engage both teachers and students. In this paper, all these activities are commented and presented in a whole educational pathway about spectroscopy.