I observed Sebastian teaching Year 11 Chemistry to Ekaterina. As someone who never studied Chemistry in high school, I found it very interesting to see how Sebastian explained the content and broke down difficult concepts into something much more understandable. The lesson began with equilibrium system graphs. Sebastian introduced the concept by drawing graphs on the board and writing summaries to explain what they represented. He used these visuals to illustrate how the concentrations or rates of reactants and products change over time, as well as how they respond to external factors such as concentration, temperature, or pressure.

After the explanation, Ekaterina started working through a worksheet based on this concept. While completing the questions, she had many questions that she needed help with, which Sebastian patiently and clearly answered. He guided her step-by-step through how to approach and answer each question, ensuring she fully understood the reasoning behind the solutions. Sebastian also asked why she choose these answers, making sure she understood her reasoning also prompting her to identifying mistakes she made without telling her, by being able to identify it, which helps her feel more confident and understand the work fully.

After this, they also looked at some questions she had been given in school and was stuck on. Sebastian continued to ask Ekaterina guiding questions, asking questions such as which formula she should use and why. After completing some questions and having questions, Sebastian once again used the board to draw images based on the solubiltiy equilbrium, using arrows and small notes to showcase the concept step by step, which once again really helped break down the concept helping Ekaterina understand what is being told before continuing with the work and writing the notes in her book

Daniella Antoun