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What makes diamonds strong or a tiger stripy? Why is music uplifting or the Alhambra palace beautiful? The answer: mathematics.
Ages: not applicable;
The Wonder of Genetics is a user-friendly guide through the wonderful – and, to some, scary – world of genetics.
Ages: not applicable;
Astronomers use giant radio telescopes to observe black holes and distant galaxies. Why not build your own small-scale radio telescope and observe objects closer to home?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
For two science teachers from opposite ends of Europe – David Featonby and Zuzana Ješková – Science on Stage was the beginning of an inspiring and enjoyable collaboration.
Ages: not applicable;
With oil reserves running out, silicon solar cells offer an alternative source of energy. How do they work and how can we exploit their full potential?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Physics Education Technology (PhET to its friends) is the slick but not very meaningful title of a site that offers a wide range of excellent interactive physics simulations for secondary-school and university students.
Ages: not applicable;
Physicist Adrian Mancuso works at the cutting edge of 3D imaging, at what will be Europe’s newest and brightest X-ray facility.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Male or female? What are the issues surrounding children for whom the answer is not clear? Researchers Eric Vilain and Melissa Hines hope to provide some of the answers.
Ages: 16-19;
Holding this book in my hands as I boarded what would be an eight-hour flight, I planned to read the modest 204 pages whilst airborne. When we landed, I had managed just 70, thanks to all the observation, thinking and note-taking that Inflight Science: A guide to the world from your airplane window…
Ages: not applicable;
We all know that exercise makes us fitter and healthier – but what changes take place in our cells to make this happen?
Ages: 16-19;
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Welcome to the twenty-third issue of Science in School
Topics: Uncategorized
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The Wonder of Genetics: The Creepy, the Curious, and the Commonplace, by Richard V. Kowles
Topics: Resources
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Build your own radio telescope
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Science on Stage: a Slovak-British relationship
Topics: Events
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Solar energy: silicon solar cells
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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The PhET website
Topics: Resources
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High-powered research: physicist Adrian Mancuso
Topics: Profiles
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Intersex: falling outside the norm
Topics: Biology, Health
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Inflight Science: A guide to the world from your airplane window, by Brian Clegg
Topics: Resources
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On your bike: how muscles respond to exercise
Topics: Biology, Health
