Published from 2012–2015, The Mole was the Royal Society of Chemistry’s magazine for students, and anyone inspired to dig deeper into chemistry. Prior to 2012, Education in Chemistry published a supplement for students called InfoChem.
Chemistry is NOT like... people!
While analogies are useful for explaining chemical processes, they should be used carefully, says Tom Husband
Measuring the speed of light with chocolate
Discover how you can measure the speed of light by melting chocolate in your kitchen in this article from the ‘Avogadro’s lab’ series.
Waste not, want not
Elinor Hughes investigates some of the latest developments in recycling food waste
Charles West: Research geochemist
Ida Emilie Steinmark talks to a chemist who gave up a career as a footballer
Funded by you
Declan Fleming investigates how crowdfunding helped a chemist to uncover the secrets behind some familiar reactions
Why not try…
Or instead, why not take a look at some of the more recent articles published in Education in Chemistry.
5 ways to teach neutralisation and pH
Teacher-tested approaches to build 11–14 students’ basic understanding of acids, alkalis and indicators
Integrating scaffolding and metacognition into titrations
Can a flipped-practical approach encourage thinking and self-reflection?
4 ways to help your learners succeed with science words
How monkeys and mnemonics, peanuts and prefixes will help all your learners grasp scientific vocabulary
Everything you need to teach states of matter
Particle diagrams, changes of state and their properties – perfect for your 11–14 year-old learners
Why are fewer students entering GCSE chemistry?
And will this lead to fewer specialist science teachers?
