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Learn how to do quantitative chemistry experiments involving reaction rates using microscale techniques that are relatively easy and quick to set up, without expensive equipment.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Which is better: tap or bottled water? Try these activities based on simple analyses, a debate, and a blind tasting to learn about drinking water and encourage sustainable habits.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
We all know that DNA → RNA → protein. But did you know that some genes don't encode proteins but rather RNAs with important cellular functions?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Learn about a variety of biochemical aspects of honey through a series of simple experiments using the sugary product of bees.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Plants today are extremely diverse, abundant, and flamboyant. However, the first land plants, which initiated a great change in the flora and fauna on planet Earth, were very different.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Do air convection currents really move as they are drawn in textbook illustrations? Let’s make invisible convection currents visible using mist.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Discover simple adaptations to apparatus and experiments that make practical chemistry more accessible to students with vision impairment.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The oceans cover over 70% of the surface of our planet. Try these activities to learn more about Earth’s largest habitat and how it affects our lives.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Turning the tide: celebrate World Oceans Day in your classroom with ocean articles spanning the breadth of STEM subjects, from biology to physics.
Ages: not applicable;
Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Quick quantitative chemistry – the microscale way
Topics: Chemistry, Sustainability
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What are you drinking? Tap water versus bottled water
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
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Not junk after all: the importance of non-coding RNAs
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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To bee or not to bee: the chemistry of honey
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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When plants moved ashore and changed the planet
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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A misty way to see convection currents
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Physics, Profiles
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Making chemistry accessible for students with vision impairment
Topics: Careers in STEM, Chemistry, General science, Science and society
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Practical ocean literacy for all: ecology and exploration
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
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Planet ocean: articles to put the ocean centre stage on World Oceans Day
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering, General science, Science and society, Sustainability
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Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
