All RSC Education articles in Education in Chemistry – January 2021
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ArticleJanuary 2021: Use ideas from this issue
Ideas for your classroom and teaching from our January 2021 issue
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NewsHow ancient Maya peoples made potable water
Use this starter slide to begin your lessons on drinking water and water treatment with some historical context
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OpinionWhen All This Is Over®
Looking back on 2020 what should we keep? asks EiC’s managing editor Paul MacLellan, tongue firmly in cheek
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Exhibition chemistryThe screaming jelly baby
Demonstrate energy release in action with this spectacular experiment
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ArticlePuzzles from January 2021
Download and print the puzzles from the January 2021 issue of Education in Chemistry, including our quick crossword, brainteaser and word search
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NewsNanoparticle starves cancer cells of copper
Start your lesson with this starter slide on one medicinal application of nanotechnology
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NewsThis is why you should teach metacognition explicitly
Research-based tips to ensure that metacognitive strategies become a life-long part of your students’ study skills
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IdeasOne simple way to provide quick and effective online feedback
Use objective-based marking to save time and engage students with online feedback
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Interview‘We can’t get rid of fossil fuels and not have an alternative’
Meet Phil Mercer, a chemist helping plan for a new lithium mine in Cornwall
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PosterAllotropes of carbon
Use this infographic with your 14–16 classes to boost their knowledge of diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes
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IdeasClassroom questions: cold calling, the back row and key concepts
Experts answer questions about key concepts, socially distanced teaching and assessing understanding from trainee, newly qualified and early career teachers
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FeatureThe real prize of entering STEM competitions
Both you and your students can gain a lot from participating in science competitions besides winning
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Ideas5 teaching technologies to improve socially-distanced learning
One teacher reveals which technologies have improved their teaching in 2020. Which do you use?
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IdeasHow to teach reading in science
Worried your students struggle with chemistry texts? You're not alone. Here are two solutions
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CPDHow to teach earth science at 11–14
Use real-life examples and historical information to help students get to grips with the structure and composition of the Earth
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OpinionJudge us on our classroom teaching
Don’t prejudge this year’s NQTs just because their teacher training experience was different to yours, pleads Abigail Marsh
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IdeasStrategies to succeed in post-16 courses
Passing exams at 18 requires specific skills and strategies. Here’s how to support students to develop them
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FeatureYour place or mine? The local business of lithium mining
Lithium-ion batteries will power the next generation of electric cars, but how can we mine lithium with minimal impact on the environment?
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NewsGenerating high value chemicals
Plastic waste could be upcycled into a chemical that is more valuable than the original plastic
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FeatureToxins in food
Many foods contain toxins such as oxalic acid. How do we balance the risks and benefits to health?