Extract value from wool waste: keratin and the circular economy
Spinning a yarn: explore the chemistry of wool and use it as a raw material for biobased products through simple hand-on activities.
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Seagrass the wonder plant!
We live on a blue planet, over 70% of the planet’s surface is covered by water. The ocean provides humankind with oxygen, food, and medicines. It regulates the climate, is a key mode of transportation, is home to an incredible diversity of plant and animal species, and is a place where we can…
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Biodiversity and biomass in the school garden
Small but mighty: investigate the role of herbaceous plants in the school garden for their contribution to biodiversity and sequestering carbon dioxide.
How does the body avoid multiple sperm fertilizing an egg?
You shall not pass: discover how the protein coating around an egg cell ‘zips up’ after fertilization to stop more sperm from entering.
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