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.
Chemistry is NOT like... people!
While analogies are useful for explaining chemical processes, they should be used carefully, says Tom Husband
Measuring the speed of light with chocolate
Discover how you can measure the speed of light by melting chocolate in your kitchen in this article from the ‘Avogadro’s lab’ series.
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
Why not try…
Or instead, why not take a look at some of the more recent articles published in Education in Chemistry.
Everything you need to teach the structure of the atom
With this poster and fact sheet, your 14–16 learners will soon know their electrons from their protons
Volcanic ash cloud turned brain to glass
Explore changes of state with this real-life horrible history
Do you know your safety spectacles from your goggles?
Overcome any confusion and make the right decisions for safety in your school environment, advises Andrea from Isaac Science
How to teach collision theory and what affects rates of reaction at 14–16
Help students tackle the topic of collision theory head on with these teaching strategies
Scaffold learning with decision trees
Help students unravel complex topics with a decision tree – a visual support you can gradually remove
