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Education in Chemistry magazine, from @roysocchem.bsky.social
News, articles and resources for chemistry teachers
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November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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🧪 Use these tips and tricks to make alcohols engaging: from whoosh bottle demos to Molymod modelling, here's everything you need
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Teaching alcohols at 14–16
Help students understand alcohols and their reactions
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November 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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📚 Everything you need to teach alcohols at 14–16: from whoosh bottle demos to Molymod modelling
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Teaching alcohols at 14–16
Help students understand alcohols and their reactions
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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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🚗 Teach sustainability with impact: explore our ready-to-go classroom ideas and practical tips
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Structural formulas for ethanol
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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🍺 Ethanol isn’t just in drinks – it’s in fuels and perfumes too! Use this article to show 14–16 learners why chemistry matters beyond the classroom.
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Teaching alcohols at 14–16
Help students understand alcohols and their reactions
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November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Show learners where each piece of equipment fits in the process of distillation and what changes of state take place 🧪 💧 ⬇️
Teaching distillation’s apparatus and stages
Walk your 14-16 learners through the process of distillation and the equipment needed
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November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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🔥 💧 From whisky to water purification, distillation is everywhere. Help learners get to grips with each stage of simple distillation and make connections to real-world chemical processes with a classroom-ready fact sheet
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Meet the innovative, dedicated and excellent educators who have won the #RSCPrizes this year! 🏆
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RSC announces 2025 Education Prize winners
Celebrate excellence in chemistry education with this year's prize winners
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November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Sign up to the Quantitative chemistry professional development course and find lots of great EiC articles, such as this one on guided, active and purposeful practicals: edu.rsc.org/ideas/build-...

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November 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Make cross-curricular links with this article and resource on ocean acidification 🌊
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A preview of the summary slide for the Science research news story, Ocean acidification could cause shark tooth corrosion.
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Losing their edge. Scientists investigate the impact of carbon dioxide levels on blacktip reef shark teeth 🦈
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A magnified black and white image of a shark's tooth and you can see the serrated edges.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Use this story from @ninanotman.bsky.social and the summary slide by @neilgoalby.bsky.social for real-world context when teaching climate change and acids at 14–16
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A preview of the summary slide for the Science research news story, Ocean acidification could cause shark tooth corrosion.
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Join us for a celebration of this year’s Education Prizes winners!

We are honouring inspirational, innovative and dedicated people working in primary, secondary, further and higher education. Follow the thread and learn about all 12 winners of our #RSCPrizes as we congratulate… #ChemSky
Announcing the 2025 Education Prize winners
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Could increasing ocean acidity mean sharks lose their bite? Find out in the latest Science research news ⬇️
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Sharks swimming in an aquarium.
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Give your post-16 students the excitement of an unmissable challenge.
Sign up for the Chemistry Olympiad by 14 January ➡️ https://rsc.li/43d6Bhc

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November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Teaching simple distillation? Break it down step by step with your 14–16 learners⬇️
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Teaching distillation’s apparatus and stages
Walk your 14-16 learners through the process of distillation and the equipment needed
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Help 14–16 learners learners get to grips with what happens at each stage of simple distillation with this infographic and fact sheet 👇
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November 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Encourage your learners to observe and measure reactions effectively with the latest Teaching practical science article from @dave2004b.bsky.social
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Boiling jam and thermometer in a saucepan.
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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The key to successful jam making is monitoring the reaction … an essential scientific skill. Find out more while tucking into your favourite flavour on toast 🍓 🍞
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Boiling jam and thermometer in a saucepan.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Bubbles, fizzing, colours, heat – observable signs of a chemical reaction to excite children and adults alike. Discover ideas to engage your 11–16 students and help them recognise chemistry in everyday life
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Boiling jam and thermometer in a saucepan.
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Ready for a UK-wide competition that puts your students’ problem-solving to the test?

Registration for the UK #ChemistryOlympiad 2026 closes 14 January. Don’t let your students miss out on the excitement.

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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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@dave2004b.bsky.social shares the next article in our Teaching practical science series on monitoring reactions, written originally by chemistry teacher Morag Easson. Read it here 👇
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Boiling jam and thermometer in a saucepan.
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Dragging your chemistry class through assessment feedback, question by question, while they become increasingly frustrated and disengaged ... sound familiar? Discover how @doc-kristy.bsky.social helps her learners get the most out of exams using video feedback 👉
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Capture learners’ attention with video feedback
Record a video mark scheme for exams and watch your learners' engagement with feedback soar
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November 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Giving learners exam feedback in video form can:
✅ help students target their own individual learning needs
✅ improve teacher–student relationships
✅ save you time and stress in the long run
Maybe it's time for you to give it a try? Find out more:
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November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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'Video feedback allows learners to work at their own pace and has a lower barrier to engagement than whole class, written feedback' ⬇️
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Capture learners’ attention with video feedback
Record a video mark scheme for exams and watch your learners' engagement with feedback soar
edu.rsc.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM