Planet ocean: articles to put the ocean centre stage on World Oceans Day
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63Turning the tide: celebrate World Oceans Day in your classroom with ocean articles spanning the breadth of STEM subjects, from biology to physics.
INSPIRE
UNDERSTAND
From Petri dish to plate: the journey of cultivated meat
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63Future food: would you bite into a test-tube burger or a Petri dish steak? How do we make lab-grown meat, and what might it mean for health, farming, and the environment?
The everyday science of fusion
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63Explore the everyday science behind the quest to harness fusion energy – the energy that powers the stars – in a safe way here on Earth.
TEACH
Dance, tangles, and topology!
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63Everybody dance now: students hold ropes and dance to form a topological tangle. Using fraction arithmetic, the knot will finally be untied!
Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63Wherever we live, we affect and are affected by the ocean. Track down escaped rubber ducks, raise mountains, and feel the Sun’s heat to learn more.
Moss Safari: what lives in moss?
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63Fantastic beasts: take a microscopic moss safari and learn about the diverse and resilient organisms that live in this challenging habitat.
Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.
The Eratosthenes experiment: calculating the Earth’s circumference
June 1, 2023 | Issue 63On the shoulders of giants: follow in the footsteps of Eratosthenes and measure the circumference of the Earth like he did 2300 years ago.