Royal Society of Chemistry Chartered Chemist The Royal Society of Chemistry can help you achieve the professional qualifications that inspire confidence and trust in science and scientists. Full details on how to gain recognition for... By: Royal Society of Chemistry … Continue reading →

Chemistry: Polarity and Intermolecular Forces Hello, everyone. I'm posting this video for a school chemistry project. As you can see, reciting this is not quite my strong suit, so there's lots of jumpcuts. Sorry. By: Adam Taliaferro … Continue reading →

What Does Space Smell Like? - Speaking of Chemistry Ep. 15 Subscribe! http://bit.ly/CENOnline One of the most surprising things about space is that it has a smell, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins told Reddit readers this past summer. But how is that even... By: CEN Online … Continue reading →

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- One local chemistry teacher is voicing his concerns over potential changes to science class requirements within Rochester Public Schools. Chuck Handlon has taught chemistry for more than 30 years and currently teaches at Rochester's Century High School. He opposes recent discussions by the Rochester Public School Board aiming to potentially alter some required science classes for high school students. Instead of requiring biology, chemistry, and physics, the board has discussed requiring students to chose between biology, chemistry, and physics courses. Handlon claims this could potentially violate education statutes. "It's really important that we have a scientifically literate citizens. By reducing the standards, which were put there so that all students have these common experiences, it is going to result in students not being able to understand the science that they will have to be involved with," said Handlon. After Handlon made his public comments Tuesday night, Superintendent Michael Muoz emphasized that he did not believe the changes would violate any requirements currently in place. Read more from the original source: Rochester chemistry teacher voices concerns over possible curriculum changes … Continue reading →

A teacher who was determined to fight in Syria despite desperate pleas from his family is "appalled" at the brutality shown by Islamic State, a judge has been told. Jamshed Javeed - who is facing jail after admitting two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts - said he wanted to go and support the Syrian people in late 2013 and did not then know the truth about Islamic State. Describing his client as a "thoughtful, studious and mild-mannered" teacher, Charles Bott QC said Javeed was "deeply moved" by images of "extreme suffering" of Syrian people at the hands of the Assad regime. "The defendant's position is that he did something that he considered right at the time in very particular circumstances that he would not contemplate doing now," he told a sentencing hearing at Woolwich Crown Court. He said Javeed was "appalled at the indiscriminate brutality" of IS, describing a series of videos showing the murders of Western hostages as "grotesque and barbaric". A chemistry teacher who wanted to travel to Syria to fight with Islamic State was prepared to commit "multiple acts of murder", a court has heard. Jamshed Javeed, 30, who taught children aged … Continue reading →