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.
Tech talk
From overhead projectors to AI, our new series explores educational technology and how teachers are using it to their advantage
Meet the sciku-writing teacher
Post-16 science teacher Jess Melville-Richards reveals her favourite teaching hack and what a sciku is
Why teachers matter more than AI
Teachers turn students into learners and help young people improve their metacognitive functions
How to teach solubility at 14–16
Concentrate learners’ minds on the key aspects of solutions
Gain insight into students’ understanding through drawings
How to develop your recognition and interpretation skills to better evaluate learners’ chemical representations
