Back to School with space-related STEM projects from ESA and ESERO 2025–2026
Explore five inspiring STEM projects from ESA and the ESERO network. Use the excitement of space to engage students and enhance your STEM teaching!
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Natural experiments: chemistry with mushrooms
How many ‘chemicals’ are there in a fresh mushroom? These simple experiments reveal the hidden chemistry within natural foods.
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Bringing STEM to life: using LabXchange Narratives to inspire tomorrow’s scientists
Super (role) models: Use stories about real scientists to inspire, build confidence, and help the next generation of innovators envision their place in STEM.
X-rays shed light on enhancing zinc uptake in pepper plants
Zinc is an important trace element for plants and animals alike. Learn how nanoparticles could supply zinc to crops without having to add it to the soil.
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Articles from previous issues
Linking university and school: addressing the challenges of science teaching in Italy
Mariolina Tenchini, Director of Cus-Mi-Bio in Milan, Italy, introduces a university initiative to motivate science teachers and provide both them and…
Biology, General science
Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission
Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.
Biology, Chemistry, Health
How global teamwork revealed the mystery at the heart of our galaxy
This is the story of how scientists created an image of the region around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy by combining many telescopes into one virtual telescope the size of the Earth.
Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
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