All RSC Education articles in Online extras 2014
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Opinion
Chemistry: the ultimate facilitating subject?
Kristy asks: why is chemistry such a prized qualification for entering higher education?
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Event News
From Cambridge to Hanoi: the journey to the International Chemistry Olympiad
Andy Taylor follows the journey of the UK team for the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad
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Ideas
The value of extra-curricular science clubs
Catherine reflects on her extra-curricular science clubs and what she and the students gain from them
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Opinion
There's no such thing as just a school science technician
Could you manage without a technician to support your chemistry teaching?
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The Mole
Trade secrets... Print your world
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare gets hands-on with the 3D printing revolution
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The Mole
Fractional crystallisation
Explore how fractional crystallisation can be used to purify mixtures and refine substances using this simple evaporation experiment.
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Ideas
Stop motion animation to facilitate group discussion
Learning and understanding chemical concepts through a stop motion animation activity
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Opinion
Ada Lovelace Day
In the spirit of Ada Lovelace Day (a celebration of women in science, technology engineering and maths), here are few of the fascinating chemists we’ve featured this year:
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Opinion
Crystal ball gazing: what do Ofsted really want from chemistry teaching?
There are a huge number of myths surrounding the perfect Ofsted lesson. It's simpler than you would think but could also be difficult to achieve....
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Opinion
There's something about maths...
In this week's post, Michael Seery aims to start a discussion about how we teach maths for chemistry
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News
The ‘rainbow’ connection
US Chemical Safety Board head calls for the end of methanol use in combustion demonstrations
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News
Science on Stage 2015 is looking for teachers
Share your teaching methods at an international education conference
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Opinion
Teaching for transition
It's a new academic year, and in this post, I have a look at some strategies that can help students make the transition from second to third level
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News
A new vision for science education in Australia
Australia’s chief scientist has announced his plan for the future of science education in the country
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Event News
Variety in Chemistry Education conference report
This year the ViCE meeting was held in Durham, and in this article, I try to give a flavour of some of the themes discussed
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The Mole
The monks’ tales
Kathryn Roberts looks at how modern spectroscopy lets us discover the secrets of 1500-year-old manuscripts without leaving the library
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The Mole
Trade secrets... Explosive detection
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare explores an alternative approach for detecting bombs called nuclear quadrupole resonance
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The Mole
Observing chirality and the ‘handedness’ of sugar
Find out more about the molecular property of chirality and try a simple experiment using sucrose to explore ‘handedness’ of sugar yourself.
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Opinion
Integrating art into the chemistry curriculum
A range of possibilities for integrating art into the chemistry curriculum by means of context based learning
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Event News
BCCE 2014 Conference Report
David Read reports some of the many highlights of the Biennial Conference in Chemical Education (BCCE) meeting