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Hookah pipes 29 April 2011

I’ve never believed that teachers should tell their students how to live their lives outside of the school premises although hopefully we can certainly influence them by setting an example as good role... more

IT and workshops 15 April 2011

I’ve been running IB workshops for many years – the first was in the 1980s and I have seen a lot of changes. Like all changes there are usually advantages and disadvantages. Until recently in Europe... more

Illiterate chemists 9 April 2011

It is that time of year again when I get to see many Extended Essays in Chemistry. Two factors stand out. One is very pleasing to see – more and more students are actually writing genuine research Essays... more

Vacant seats on planes 29 March 2011

March has been a hectic month for travelling. I’ve run workshops in Berlin, London (twice) and Zurich as well as set the 2011 European Baccalaureate examination in Brussels and next week I am in Italy.... more

Early X-rays 17 March 2011

I’ve come across three completely separate references to the early days of X-rays recently that have intrigued me. X-rays are now on the HL 2014 syllabus (for first exams in May 2016) under both topic... more

Diamond chemotherapy 13 March 2011

One of the things I enjoy doing is making links between the different topics in Chemistry and treating Chemistry holistically rather than taking a modular approach. A nice example which encompasses nanotechnology,... more

Perfect cup of coffee 9 March 2011

If you are like me, you can’t teach until you’ve had that first cup of coffee in the morning. I was lucky where I worked as Val, my technician, used to bring me a freshly brewed cup just as my first... more

Cannabis & mental illness 2 March 2011

Should the use of cannabis be legalised? Assessment statement D.10.3 in the Medicines and Drugs option asks students to discuss the arguments for and against the legalisation of cannabis. The teacher’s... more

Electronic marking 25 February 2011

The days of physically sending scripts etc. half way (or indeed all the way) around the world are numbered. In May this year the IB is introducing e-marking for the first time in Chemistry. Scripts will... more

A mole of information 20 February 2011

How big is a mole? A group from the University of California has for the first time estimated the total amount of information stored digitally in the world. In a recent article published in Science... more