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| Issue 79

Teaching gas pressure with a ‘syringe balance’

Challenge your students’ misconceptions about suction by using a simple gas syringe to demonstrate the impressive power of atmospheric pressure and pressure differences!

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics

| Issue 78

The pull of the Moon: unlocking the mystery of tides

Most people know that the Moon and the Sun cause the tides, but few understand why we get two high tides each day, or why a tidal bulge forms on the opposite side of the Earth from the Moon.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Earth science, Physics

| Issue 77

Are we alone? Exoplanets may hold the answers

Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars beyond our Sun. Discovering them may answer one of the most asked questions: Are we alone in the universe?

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, General science, Mathematics, Physics, Resources, STEAM

| Issue 77

Is it light or humidity?

What makes emerald green fade in famous paintings? Scientists at ESRF study how colours fade.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, News from the EIROs, Physics

| Issue 75

Five things that matter about antimatter

Meet antimatter – nature’s invisible twin that could explain our existence and inspire our wildest stories.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Physics