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
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Success with GUESS for solving equation-based problems
Help your 11–16 students calculate answers independently and effectively with this acronym
The 7 best practicals for teaching electrochemistry from 11–18
Use a sequential approach to reinforce learning and maximise student success
Sustainable foam can remove 99.9% of microplastics
Could squid shells and cotton hold the key to cleaning up microplastic pollution?
Meet the can-crushing technician
Discover senior lab tech Andrew’s favourite experiments and book recommendation
How to teach atomic structure at 14–16
Strengthen your students’ grasp of the atom and electronic configurations with these models and strategies