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.
Guaranteed success for international trainees and your school
How helping them settle in can build their confidence and strengthen your science department
How to manage the transition from pre- to post-16 chemistry
Six strategies for bridging the transition for learners to post-16 chemistry
Knowing your chemistry is the key to great teaching
Why improving your subject knowledge will make you a better teacher
Meet the apprentice technician who loves David Bowie
Find out what apprentice science technician Skye wishes all teachers knew and her favourite demonstration for a sweet-smelling classroom
Researchers crack two century challenge to form calcium bicarbonate crystals
Give students a real example of how solubility, ionic bonding and reaction conditions affect salt formation
