Snail-powered science: hands-on biology for active classrooms
Using pond snails as a low-cost, hands-on model to teach biology and environmental science in secondary schools.
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Slow and steady wins the race: an exciting new material for long-acting medicines
Do you remember the last time you took a medicine? It was very likely in the form of a pill. But what actually happens to the medicine in your body after you swallow it? Once the pill arrives in your stomach, it is broken down to release the medically active molecules that will treat your […]
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Teach radioisotopes and decay interdisciplinarily at a low cost
How to teach radioactive decay and radioisotopes to students who feel that equations are boring? Here are two inexpensive and captivating activities to apply in your classroom!
Five things that matter about antimatter
Meet antimatter – nature’s invisible twin that could explain our existence and inspire our wildest stories.
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