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Education in Chemistry

The only magazine in the UK aimed at teachers of chemistry at all levels. It is written by its readers for its readers, and covers the whole spectrum of chemistry teaching from balanced science in secondary courses to the final stages of undergraduate courses.

Education in Chemistry

Column

Boy in exam

GCSE expectations

Will the new GCSE science criteria published later this month by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) satisfy the demands of all interested parties?



woman hiker

Chemistry trails

Peter Borrows takes us on another excursion into local chemistry. In this issue: a spectral trail



Flask of purple solution

Soundbite molecules

Simon Cotton, teacher at Uppingham School, takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives. In this issue: potassium permanganate


Exhibition Chemistry

Hydrogen and chlorine - a photosensitive, free radical reaction

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: hydrogen and chlorine - a photosensitive, free radical reaction


The Elements

platinum ring

The Elements

John Emsley, University of Cambridge, takes you on a tour of the Periodic Table. In this issue: not just another form of silver, it's pure platinum


Features

potato peelings

Potato packaging

Chemists design new plastics from natural carbohydrates


Reviews

CO2 rising

Tyler Volk 



Chemistry workbook for dummies

Peter J. Mikulecky, Katherine Brutlag, Michelle Rose Gilman and Brian Peterson



Nanochemistry (2nd edn)

Geoffrey A. Ozin, André C. Arsenault and Ludovico Cademartiri 


Endpoint

Success

Does A* really represent a star?

Jeremy Hinks has the last word


Infochem

Infochem cover November 2009

InfoChem November 2009

In this month's pupil supplement: Vitamin D; Bubbles in the backyard;A day in the life of a technical editor