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From notebook sketches to space-telescope data: explore how mapping starlight using the Herzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram helps us trace the life stories of stars across the universe.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Written in the stars: use microcontrollers and LEDs to model stellar life cycles, scaling billions of years into minutes while exploring stellar evolution.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
All together now: discover how the collective behaviour of atoms, humans, and birds inspire researchers to make new light-emitting materials and devices.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Low cost, high impact: try these creative and engaging experiments that use inexpensive everyday materials to bring curriculum science to life.
Ages: not applicable;
Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
With flying colours: Try some simple but striking experiments to illustrate temporal additive colour mixing, and create and mix coloured shadows.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
On a roll: a humble roll of toilet paper can be used in science experiments explore diverse topics in materials science, chemistry, and physics.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Turn your students into particle detectives and spark an interest in particle physics with an engaging and inexpensive science show for all ages.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Through the looking glass: unlock the secrets of anamorphosis, where art and science meet to create mind-bending illusions!
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Shine a light on the science of colour: create and combine rainbows and explore how colours arise through reflection, absorption, and transmission.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
| Issue 76
A map of the stars
Topics: Astronomy / space
| Issue 74
Wall of stars: illuminate stellar life cycles with physics and coding
Topics: Astronomy / space, Coding, Engineering, Physics, STEAM
| Issue 74
From birds to photons: collective phenomena in materials science
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Physics, Science and society
| Issue 73
Science on a shoestring: inspiring experiments with everyday items
Topics: Astronomy / space, Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering, General science, Physics, Resources, Science and society, STEAM, Sustainability
| Issue 72
Shedding light on a Picasso
Topics: Chemistry, Physics, Science and society, STEAM
| Issue 70
Colour magic: additive mixing and coloured shadows
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, General science, Physics
| Issue 70
Science in a toilet-paper roll
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Physics
| Issue 68
Particle Detectives: boldly bringing particle physics outreach to new frontiers
Topics: Careers in STEM, Engineering, Physics, Resources
| Issue 68
Exploring anamorphosis: revealing hidden images with mirrors
Topics: Mathematics, Physics, STEAM
| Issue 66
Colour science with lasers, gummy bears, and rainbows
Topics: General science, Physics, Profiles, STEAM
