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.
During 2018, articles from The Mole will be added to the Education in Chemistry website.
Chemistry is NOT like... people!
While analogies are useful for explaining chemical processes, they should be used carefully, says Tom Husband
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
Chemistry is like... a crowd
Tom Husband explains how the behaviour of big crowds is easier to predict than small ones
Why not try...
Or instead, why not take a look at some of the more recent articles published in Education in Chemistry.
How much water makes ice?
Show your students how scientists have created the tiniest ice crystal ever made
Students’ struggle with multiple representations
How important is it for students to be able to move between chemical representations to grasp fundamental chemical concepts and phenomena?
Grounded: Keeping the carbon beneath our feet
Can soil help address climate change?
Can seaweed-eating sheep curb methane emissions?
Seaweed may not be the silver bullet to farming’s methane problem
Displacement reactions
Activities, tips and ideas to help students get to grips with the reactivity series
A plea for litres!
Why do we use dm3 instead of litres?
What’s cooking?
Understand the chemistry behind colour changes in food
