
Science teaching in the spotlight
September 3, 2015 | Issue 33A packed schedule brought teachers from across Europe and Canada to share ideas, best practice and a lot of fun.
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A packed schedule brought teachers from across Europe and Canada to share ideas, best practice and a lot of fun.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Event report
From a scientific career to the theatre: how Ben Lillie tells the stories behind the science.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: General science
Wouldn’t it be great to live without fear? Or would it? Research is showing just how important fear can be.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Health
For thousands of years, nature has produced brilliant visual effects. What is the physical principle behind it and how can we use it?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Physics, History, Material science, Optics
Watching what happens to the electrodes in a lithium-ion battery with neutron science.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Physics, Chemistry, Electricity, Electrochemistry, Materials
What makes a cell turn cancerous – and how does a cancer become infectious? In the second of two articles on transmissible cancers, Elizabeth Murchison explains what the genetic details tell us.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Evolution
After four years travelling around the globe, the schooner Tara has returned with a world’s worth of scientific results.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Oceans
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 EIROs.
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Exploring coloured chemistry using smartphones
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Chemistry
Why not make science relevant to your students’ lives with some simple practical activities using tattoo inks?
Ages: 14-16; Keywords: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Personal social health and citizenship education
When next teaching photosynthesis, try these simple experiments with variegated plants.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Maths, Mathematics, Photosynthesis
Explore physics in a new way by creating a model of particle collisions using craft materials.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16; Keywords: Physics, Art, Arts and crafts
Even though teachers don’t go to school during the ‘holidays’, they are still working. There are the new curricula to read and lessons to plan, and perhaps even exams to mark. During my summer, I’ve met some of you at conferences and workshops, where we shared advice on how best to teach…
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