All RSC Education articles in January 2014
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NewsA postcard from Birmingham
'Excellence in science education' – a look at the ASE annual conference
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ReviewScience year by year
A wide-ranging survey of the history of scientific discoveries going back to the development of stone tools some 2.5 million years ago
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ReviewTeacher proof
Tom Bennett investigates the proof behind many of the popular education theories promoted to the unsuspecting teacher
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FeatureThe logic of phlogiston
Despite efforts to teach logic and critical thinking in the classroom, students will often give the answer that they think is expected. Perhaps a discredited theory from the 18th century can help students see how different conclusions can be drawn from the same experiment, suggests Mike Tingle
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OpinionHow the other side learn
Kristy Turner flies the flag for outreach and encourages academics to try their hand at ‘experiential learning’ in the classroom
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FeatureForensic students are getting their hands dirty
Practical research projects are vital in the training of the next generation of forensic scientists, explains Matthew Almond
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FeatureTerpenes: not just for Christmas
The chemicals that give Christmas trees their pine fresh smell could be at the centre of a chemical revolution, as Josh Howgego explains
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CPDDeveloping expertise in chemistry
Keith S Taber introduces a new series of articles to help teachers diagnose and correct common misconceptions found in chemistry education
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Exhibition chemistryBalls of fire!
Another spectacular demonstration of the dehydrating properties of acid
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FeatureThe ascent of molecules
Life's molecular origins might not be preserved in the fossil record but, as Laura Howes finds out, chemists are working to fill in the gaps
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