All articles by Education in Chemistry – Page 15
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NewsREACH into teaching
Will the recent introduction of the 'REACH regulations' deal another blow to the teaching of practical chemistry?
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NewsA trip through chemistry week '07
Highlighting to the public the important role the chemical sciences and the work of chemists play in our everyday lives
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NewsSpring into group action
Researchers report that a new approach to group work can improve students' learning and understanding of scientific principles
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NewsBologna update
Do the UK four-year integrated masters or one-year masters courses in the sciences and engineering align with masters qualifications across Europe?
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The MoleCarbon in the pipeline
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) - rolled up sheets of graphite around 90,000 times thinner than human hair
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NewsChemical connections
A humble pot of hair gel provided a useful prop for a chemistry lesson with a difference at Glasgow Science Centre during Chemistry Week
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NewsChemistry in the limelight
Blundell's School chemistry demonstration spectacular wows pupils from local primary school
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NewsChemistry giant INEOS supports Olympiad
INEOS, the world's third-largest producer of chemicals, donates £250,000 to the RSC to support the UK Chemistry Olympiad competition for UK sixthform students
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NewsChemNet goes nanotech
ChemNet members do nanoscale science at a series of Chemistry Week workshops held in the SchoolsLab at the University of Liverpool
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NewsChemNet's first year
2007 saw some 2000 students join ChemNet, the RSC's network for students aged 16-18 studying chemistry in school and further education
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NewsFuelling the future - on tour
Following the success of its Chemistry Week UK roadshow in 2005 the Royal Society of Chemistry this year ran a national tour
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NewsHigher-order thinking
According to researchers in Israel, teachers who encourage higher-order thinking skills with their classes are likely to improve students' attitudes to learning
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NewsUsing the internet in science teaching
Research shows that student teachers in the UK remain sceptical about the value added to students' learning by using the Internet in science lessons
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NewsRolls-Royce science prize
Science teachers working in schools and colleges in the UK and Ireland are invited to enter the Rolls-Royce Science Prize 2008/09
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NewsIndustry commits £500k to develop A-level chemistry
The teaching of organic and physical chemistry at A-level will benefit from new resources developed by the RSC with funding from Shire and Reckitt Benckiser
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NewsBonding solution
Canadian chemists are making a range of catalysts that not only speed up reactions but can endow molecules with much greater reactivity than normal
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NewsMorphing caffeine
Canadian scientists use high-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate the crystal structures of caffeine and other nitrogen-rich compounds
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NewsChemical education research scholarships
RSC Education Division launches initiative designed to foster collaboration between chemical education researchers from both sides of the Atlantic
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NewsColourful Nanotech
US scientists discover a new class of iron oxide nanoparticles that, when in solution, change colour in the presence of a magnetic field
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NewsElemental magnetism
US and German scientists induce magnetic moment in carbon nanoparticles by using proton beam