Sandy beaches: connecting land, ocean, and humans
Every tide tells a story. Discover how waves, shells, and even litter reveal clues about marine life and our shared connection with nature.
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Faster, cheaper, CRISPR: the new gene technology revolution
A controversial new technology is making gene editing far cheaper and easier – too easy, perhaps?
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A map of the stars
From notebook sketches to space-telescope data: explore how mapping starlight using the Herzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram helps us trace the life stories of stars across the universe.
Project Earth: empowering young people to build a better world
Project Earth supports students to innovate for the planet with expert advisors and ‘Pitch for the Planet'. Take part!
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Hunting for asteroids
Keen to save the world? Andy Newsam and Chris Leigh from the UK’s National Schools’ Observatory introduce an activity where you can potentially…
Physics, Astronomy / space
The latex motor
Can you imagine building a motor from latex gloves? Physics teachers Ludwig Eidenberger and Harald Gollner, and their students Florian Altendorfer…
Physics
When things don’t fall: the counter-intuitive physics of balanced forces
Intrigue your students with some surprising experiments – it’s a great way to challenge their intuitions and explore the laws of…
Physics
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The 13th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry
July 8th- 10th, St Pauls School, London I hope you have enjoyed the microscale chemistry articles that Adrian Allan and I presented in issues, 53, 54,57, 60, 65, and 69. If you are teaching chemistry do have a look at them. Other authors have also submitted ideas in issues 16 and 39. It is a…
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