Grow your own statistical data
Would your students prefer to grow edible crops or wrangle with statistics? Here’s a way to combine these activities in a real-world application of statistical analysis.
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Would your students prefer to grow edible crops or wrangle with statistics? Here’s a way to combine these activities in a real-world application of statistical analysis.
As space missions venture to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn – and beyond – to look for the conditions for life, what alien life forms might be found in such exotic environments?
Are you tempted to buy ‘superfoods’ for health reasons, despite the higher prices? These activities encourage students to explore some of the claims made for these celebrity foods.
Investigate the factors affecting plant growth and devise a plan for growing plants on the Moon.
Use a common chemical technique from the field of forensics to reveal fingerprints in the laboratory.
Try these crossword puzzles as an entertaining way for your students to brush up on their science general knowledge.
Theoretical physicist Maria Ubiali reflects on her role as a particle phenomenologist working at the interface between theory and experiment.
In Arctic regions, landscapes are changing fast. This has profound effects on their biological systems, but how are communities and their traditional lifestyles affected?
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Welcome to issue 49 of Science in School. In this issue, we have plenty of intriguing science questions to get your brain working again after the holidays.
Grow your own statistical data
Alien life and where to find it
Are ‘superfoods’ really so super?
Astrofarmer: how to grow plants in space
Solving crimes with chemistry
Science crosswords
Phenomenal physics
The social science of climate change
Energy-efficient devices, next-generation telescopes, and sustainable paint from beetle scales
Editorial issue 49