All RSC Education articles in May 2013
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Review
University teaching in focus
Claire McDonnell reviews this book, centered around the development of a learning-centred apporach
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The Mole
A nose for trouble
Ian Le Guillou finds out how new technology and chemistry are catching up with sniffer dogs in the race to rescue people trapped in disaster zones
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The Mole
Leonard Winning: Head of Chemistry at Kingston Grammar School
One of our Dr ChemNets tells Emma Stoye how chemistry took him from the lab to the classroom
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Maths
Fractions: fear and loathing in mathematics
Paul Yates overcomes some common misconceptions and misunderstandings encountered when dealing with fractions
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Opinion
From Faraday to today
Peter Wothers shares Michael Faraday's belief that children are never too young to discover and be fascinated by chemistry
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Exhibition chemistry
Ethanol rockets
Putting the energy from the 'methanol whoosh bottle experiment' to good use
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News
The right medicine for educational research?
Too much reliance on random trials in education would be 'bad science', says Keith S Taber
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Opinion
Editorial - Politics and discussions
...but students are wowed by practical hands-on chemistry
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Soundbite
Detective work and food fraud
How did horse meat remain undetected in the food chain for long enough to reach supermarket shelves? Ian Farrell investigates
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Feature
Textile conservation
Anita Quye explains how to look after fragile fabrics for future generations
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Feature
The ethics of green chemistry teaching
Chemical industry legislation may be the ideal basis for the development of green educational programmes
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Feature
Behind the scenes at the Victorian pharmacy
Jane Essex and a team of students use simple analytical tests to identify the contents of hundreds of bottles in an old chemist's shop
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Feature
Spectroscopy in your classroom - portable analysis
Tracy McGhie explains how your students can solve a murder mystery using state-of-the-art equipment
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Review
A-level chemistry: key skills and knowledge booster
Trevor Critchley reviews this comprehensive guide
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Opinion
Teaching stereochemistry 50 years on
Behind the scenes of Education in Chemistry 50 years ago - Molecular shapes and new chemistry galleries at the Science Museum