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Inspire

June 3, 2024 | Issue 68

Particle Detectives: boldly bringing particle physics outreach to new frontiers

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;
Topics: Careers in STEM, Engineering, Physics, Resources

Teach

June 15, 2021 | Issue 53

An ocean in the school lab: rising sea levels

Not just melting ice: a simple experiment demonstrates how thermal expansion contributes to rising sea levels as one of the consequences of climate change.

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

Teach

June 12, 2019 | Issue 47

Quiz: elemental pursuit

How much do your students know about the properties of the chemical elements and how they are used? Find out with this elements quiz, based on articles in Science in School.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, General science
     

Inspire

May 25, 2011 | Issue 19

Exploring the Mystery of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment, By Kerry-Jane Lowery, Kenway Smith and Claudia Marcelloni

Exploring the Mystery of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment is an engaging and beautifully presented photo book that provides a captivating tour of the marvels of the large-scale particle detector experiments of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Resources

Understand

December 7, 2010 | Issue 17

Science is cool… supercool

When we cool something below its freezing point, it solidifies – at least, that’s what we expect. Tobias Schülli investigates why this is not always the case.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics