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Werner and Gabriele Stetzenbach tell us how kindergarten and primary-school children discover the world of physics together with secondary-school students as their mentors. Why not try it in your school?
Ages: 11-14;
Jörg Gutschank tells Vienna Leigh how his circus skills inspired him to take up teaching and saw him through his training – and how they help in the classroom.
Ages: not applicable;
We all know that yeast is used to produce beer and bread – but electricity? Dean Madden from the National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading, UK, shows how it works.
Ages: not applicable;
When I recently told a taxi driver that I was on my way to give a lecture on evolution in northern Germany, the young man asked me, looking straight ahead, “So, do you think Darwin got it right?” A bit taken aback, I answered that yes, by and large, Darwin had got it just right – only to be…
Ages: not applicable;
We know that particular genetic sequences can help us to survive in our environment – this is the basis of evolution. But demonstrating which genetic sequences are beneficial and how they help us to survive is not easy – especially in wild populations. Jarek Bryk describes some relevant recent…
Ages: not applicable;
French astrophysicist Pierre Léna talks to Marlene Rau about science education as a symphony, the importance of curiosity, and his commitment to spreading inquiry-based science teaching in Europe and beyond.
Ages: not applicable;
URL: www.practicalchemistry.org
Ages: not applicable;
Marco Budinich and Massimo Vascotto introduce a school project to measure radon levels in your own home.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As the whirl of national Science on Stage activities continues, Eleanor Hayes reports on some recent events from Spain, German and even Canada.
Ages: not applicable;
Nataša Gros, Tim Harrison, Irena Štrumbelj Drusany and Alma Kapun Dolinar introduce a selection of experiments with a simple spectrometer designed especially for schools – and give details of how to perform one of the activities.
Ages: 16-19;
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Physics in kindergarten and primary school
Topics: Physics
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Juggling careers: science and teaching in Germany
Topics: Profiles
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The microbial fuel cell: electricity from yeast
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Why Evolution is True, By Jerry A. Coyne
Topics: Resources
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Natural selection at the molecular level
Topics: Biology, Health
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Science is a collective human adventure: interview with Pierre Léna
Topics: Astronomy / space, General science, Science and society
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The Practical Chemistry website, maintained by a team led by Emma Woodley of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry
Topics: Resources
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The ‘Radon school survey’: measuring radioactivity at home
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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Science on Stage: recent activities
Topics: Events
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Spectrometry at school: hands-on experiments
Topics: Chemistry
