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Tea is a refreshing drink – and it can also help students to learn about important chemical reactions, as these simple experiments with infusions demonstrate.
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When you snap a selfie or film a video for social media, where does that information go? Find out how magnetic ‘storms’ could help us achieve better, faster data storage.
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.
Did you know that a squid’s brain is donut shaped, so that the oesophagus can pass through it? Or that squid have three hearts? Explore the fascinating physiology of squid in this hands-on activity.
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Calling European STEM teachers: join the Science on Stage Future League and enter a classroom project involving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Develop a project with your students, create an English poster and short film, and submit it online.
Register now for the free ESA Teach with Space Online Conference, taking place on the 11 and 12 July 2023. Discover inspiring ways to use space as a context to teach STEM in your classroom; learn with space experts; enjoy virtual visits to ESA and more!
Analyse real satellite data and hack mysterious alien worlds with ESA. Online and physical hackathons will be organised in April and May 2023.
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