Students ’ Motivation to Learn Chemistry in Poland

The paper is going to present the Polish national scene on Students ’ Motivation according to Chemistry is All Around Network project requirements (WP4.1).The paper will briefly introduce Polish national trends in teaching science subjects, chemistry in particular. It will also consolidate the information about the project in Poland; the involvement of schools, teachers and experts and describe their role in the project and their field of expertise. Space will be devoted to presenting the main obstacles to students ’ motivation to learn chemistry with reference to teachers and experts ’ comments as well as analysis of the main teaching and learning resources available online. Comments will be made to the most innovative online solutions available on the Polish educational scene supporting teachers in the classroom and motivating learners at different levels of education to explore chemistry deeper and further on their own. Some references will be made to the teachers and experts’ workshop organized at WSIU premises on the above topic