All RSC Education articles in March 2015
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Review
Teaching through polymers
Introduction of macromolecular science/polymeric materials into the foundational course in organic chemistry
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CPD
Using models
How to overcome the difficulties with teaching scientific models and some warnings about using easily-accessible resources
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Opinion
The view from Germany
After moving to Germany from the UK, Laura Howes looks at the differences and similarities in science education
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Feature
Identifying extraterrestrial materials
Meteorites can be bought cheaply online and offer an excellent laboratory teaching tool, explain Luis Lahuerta Zamora, Salvador Lahuerta Zamora and Ana Mellado Romero
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Soundbite
A comet starts to tell its watery tale
Nina Notman probes what measurements taken onboard the Rosetta spacecraft mean for our understanding of the origin of water on Earth
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News
Super-dipoles create chloroform’s super powers
Polar stacks facilitate dissolution by polarising
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Feature
Massive Open Online Chemistry
Michael Anderson, Jonathan Agger, Stephen Ashworth, Simon Lancaster and Patrick O’Malley explore the trends in teaching chemistry online
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Review
Behind the scenes at MIT
Paul MacLellan introduces a video series that helps students connect with chemistry research
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Exhibition chemistry
Magic beakers
Declan Fleming shows you how to capture your students’ imaginations with spectacular demonstrations
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Feature
Chemistry: alternative routes to success
David Read and Rachel Koramoah raise awareness of different ways to achieve a degree in chemistry