Education in Chemistry

Infographic on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The infographic explains that metal-organic frameworks are molecular sponges built up from metal ions and organic compounds that act as linkers. Small molecules such as gases can move into and out of cavities in these frameworks. The graphic highlights some of the MOFs the laureates have developed and concludes by looking at possible future uses of MOFs, including gas storage and extracting water from air.

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...

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Real-life contexts for thermodynamics Use this infographic with your 16-18 students and get them working with thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and free energy

Display this poster on thermodynamics in your lab. Then use the accompanying fact sheet and activity to explore Hess’s law, entropy change and their everyday applications
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Teaching 16–18 chemistry | RSC Education Discover tips and ideas for teaching core topics in chemistry for 16–18 years, including real-world contexts and how to tackle common misconceptions.

Find teaching tips, resources and advice to overcome common misconceptions in our Teaching 16–18 CPD articles for:
🧪 enthalpy cycles edu.rsc.org/cpd/teaching...
🧪 energy and change edu.rsc.org/cpd/teaching...
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Bring Hess’s cycles to life Demystify this abstract concept for your learners in a few steps - literally

Planning lessons on enthalpy cycles and thermodynamics at post-16? You need these 👇

Revive chalk in the chemistry classroom, and playground, with this piece on drawing and walking Hess’s cycles
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Teacher well-being | RSC Education Articles about teacher well-being, with ideas and strategies for maintaining good mental health

It's #WorldMentalHealthDay. Make sure you take time today, and everyday, to look after yourself. Our Teacher well-being hub articles and Toolkit for secondary science leaders are great resources. Check them out

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YouTube video by Royal Society of Chemistry 2024 Horizon Prize for Education winner - PERIODically Podcast

How do chemistry and menstruation connect? Oxford University students explored this through PERIODically, a podcast tackling stigma, sparking discussion and earning the team the 2024 Horizon Prize for Education. Watch the video: youtu.be/3QnO_8FKVIQ #ChemSky #RSCPrizes

How to boost student engagement, improve academic outcomes and help your learners become confident chemistry communicators with group talk 🗣️
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4 ideas to inspire confident contributions to group talk Include every learner in the chemistry conversation with these valuable tools

Group talk is a powerful way to boost student engagement, but not all students automatically feel comfortable getting involved. Use @katecomisso.bsky.social's
approaches to ensure everyone benefits from group discussions ⬇️
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4 ideas to inspire confident contributions to group talk Include every learner in the chemistry conversation with these valuable tools

Ensure every learner has their voice heard and valued in the chemistry classroom 👇
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How can you make sure even the quieter voices get heard in your classroom? @katecomisso.bsky.social shares four teacher-tested tips:
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🔎 @associationscied.bsky.social: science teaching vacancies ‘concerningly high’
🔎 Jenni French @gatsbyed.bsky.social: ‘teacher satisfaction remains low’
🔎 SchoolDash: annual game of musical chairs
What does it mean for science teaching jobs?
#scienceeducation #sciteachuk
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Where have all the teaching jobs gone? Adverts for science teaching posts are few and far between. Maria Burke investigates why finding and holding on to specialist science teachers is becoming increasingly challenging

With fewer science teachers being recruited (and trained), will all nations go the way of Scotland? Teaching various qualifications simultaneously in one lesson?
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graphic illustration with a large man at a desk holding a fishing rod with a hook at the end of its line. Trying to hook one of the four small figures in front of his desk

As a science teacher, you’re as likely to find a job ad as you are hook a duck. Fair comment? We see whether @gatsbyed.bsky.social @associationscied.bsky.social and SchoolDash agree
#uked #iteachchem
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When did you last see an ad for a science teaching job? Bet it wasn't recent
Read this analysis of the job market with insight from @gatsbyed.bsky.social and @associationscied.bsky.social
#sciteachuk #uked
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@sciencebase.com we like to think it's the superhero's catchphrase. Perhaps they're a fan of tantalum and nitrogen

Household cleaning supplies in a modern kitchen.

Scrub up on super science and find out what makes some substances so basic 🧼
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#scienceteachers #Everydaychemistry

Household cleaning supplies in a modern kitchen.

Give your learners context when teaching alkalis, the periodic table and pH with this article and TikTok
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Promotional banner for the Chemistry Olympiad featuring a graphic of a hand holding a light bulb with a brain illustration inside it. Sign up for the Chemistry Olympiad.

Get your post-16 students engaged with a different kind of challenge!

In the Chemistry Olympiad, young chemists will think creatively and test their knowledge on real-world problems. Signups are open now, and we encourage every school to take part: https://rsc.li/4pQGCWo #EduSky #ChemistryOlympiad

Proton Sponge isn’t a superhero, but it is a superbase. Find out what makes it so strong 💪
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#scienceeducation #chemed

Advertisement by the Royal Society of Chemistry featuring a person using a laptop to explore new professional development courses for teachers, with icons symbolizing various scientific concepts like atoms and molecules surrounding a light bulb.

Teachers, our new professional development courses are now live!

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Visit the platform: https://rsc.li/4q0AECu #EduSky @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Household cleaning supplies in a modern kitchen.

What’s the strongest base in the world? Kit Chapman explores in the latest #Everydaychemistry
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#stemed #chatchemistry

RSC publishes teachers’ standards framework for chemistry Strengthen, develop and enhance your teaching practice with this subject-specific framework, based on the teachers' standards for England

🔍 Make science standards clearer for everyone, especially non-specialists, with our practical, teacher-informed framework:
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RSC publishes teachers’ standards framework for chemistry Strengthen, develop and enhance your teaching practice with this subject-specific framework, based on the teachers' standards for England

👥 Mentoring a trainee or supporting a colleague? Make the standards more accessible with our tailored chemistry toolkit! 🧪
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RSC publishes teachers’ standards framework for chemistry Strengthen, develop and enhance your teaching practice with this subject-specific framework, based on the teachers' standards for England

✨ Elevate your teaching! Use our chemistry-specific teachers’ standards to guide your growth and support your team. 🔬📘
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Three test tubes containing a liquid and metal. Moving from left to right the liquid loses its blue colour and the metal becomes furrier with a black substance.

Careful scientific observation has led to discoveries which have an ongoing impact on our day-to-day lives. Provide context to experiments, such as zinc and copper(II) sulfate solution's redox reaction, and set your students up for success
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#stemeducation #chemsky

Four test tubes containing different liquids: clear and colourless; pink and clear; white and opaque; blue and opaque.

There is a danger that we assume students are good at observation. @dave2004b.bsky.social shares ideas to hone learners’ skills throughout their education to help them see, and explain, clearly
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Four photos: a Petri dish of bacteria showing gaps around spots of antibiotics; helium balloons; post-it notes; radioactive iodine with a labelled container.

What connects a Petri dish 🧫 , balloons 🎈 , radioactive substances ☢️ and sticky notes 👀 ? Read this to find out: edu.rsc.org/cpd/developi...
#edusky #chatchemistry

Electrocuting a gherkin 🥒 That's what free will is for, right?

Zofia explains the surprising connection between pickles and old-fashioned street lamps. 🧪

Two students wearing safety glasses and lab coats closely observe a reaction.

Develop learners' observation skills in practical chemistry with this updated Derek Denby article, including new resources and tips from @dave2004b.bsky.social
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#iteachchem #scienceeducation

‘Changing practices in school have driven changing practices in the workplace and higher education’. Read more 👇