Dance, tangles, and topology!
Everybody dance now: students hold ropes and dance to form a topological tangle. Using fraction arithmetic, the knot will finally be untied!
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Everybody dance now: students hold ropes and dance to form a topological tangle. Using fraction arithmetic, the knot will finally be untied!
Wherever we live, we affect and are affected by the ocean. Track down escaped rubber ducks, raise mountains, and feel the Sun’s heat to learn more.
Fantastic beasts: take a microscopic moss safari and learn about the diverse and resilient organisms that live in this challenging habitat.
Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.
On the shoulders of giants: follow in the footsteps of Eratosthenes and measure the circumference of the Earth like he did 2300 years ago.
What are slime moulds? And what do they eat for breakfast? Discover these fascinating giant microbes and explore chemotaxis and the scientific method with these slimy experiments.
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.
Try your hand at Surfatron, a game that lets students experience the challenges faced by particle accelerator scientists while learning about the physics of waves.
Sweet understanding: learn about the science of honeybees and their sugary product through a series of hands-on activities.
Fabrics are not just for fashion: explore the processes materials science engineers use when selecting fabrics by designing a parachute.
Dance, tangles, and topology!
Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science
Moss Safari: what lives in moss?
Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission
The Eratosthenes experiment: calculating the Earth’s circumference
Moving slime: exploring chemotaxis with slime mould
Squid dissection: a hands-on activity to learn about cephalopod anatomy
Surfatron: catch the wave of accelerators
To bee or not to bee: the biology of bees and the biochemistry of honey
How do materials science engineers choose fabrics for parachutes?