Pea-based foams for a greener cappuccino
Peas please: discover how scientists are investigating pea-based ‘milk’ foams for delicious, environmentally friendly, plant-based cappuccinos!
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Citrus science: learn with limonene
When life gives you lemons: use limonene to explore molecular properties with your students and show them the scientific method in action.
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Estimation of the Sun’s temperature without leaving the school
Starstruck: with just water, sunlight, and simple equipment, students can use their physics knowledge to calculate the temperature of the Sun.
Shedding light on a Picasso
Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!
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Discover simple adaptations to apparatus and experiments that make practical chemistry more accessible to students with vision impairment.
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