Adventures in cyanoprinting: where art and chemistry meet
Try a project that blends chemistry, art, and peer learning, as secondary school students teach younger students how to create nature-inspired cyanotype prints.
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Go bananas for biochemistry
Learn about a variety of biochemical processes with these quick, simple experiments using one of the world’s favourite fruits.
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Explore the properties of sound waves by using robotics
Sounds good: try some simple activities that use robots to explore the basic properties of sound waves – reflection, absorption, and propagation.
Neutrons for the quantum technologies of the future: investigating layered perovskites
How do scientists develop new materials for the computers of the future? Discover the rare magneto-electric properties of layered perovskites.
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Planet ocean: articles to put the ocean centre stage on World Oceans Day
Turning the tide: celebrate World Oceans Day in your classroom with ocean articles spanning the breadth of STEM subjects, from biology to physics.
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Some (microbes) like it hot
Scalding volcanic springs are home to some remarkable microorganisms, and biotechnology is now finding uses for these microscopic…
Biology, Chemistry
Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
The aurorae are one of the wonders of the natural world. Using some simple apparatus, they and related phenomena can easily be reproduced in the…
Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
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