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.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Event report
INSPIRE
From smashing science to smashing stories
September 3, 2015 | Issue 33From a scientific career to the theatre: how Ben Lillie tells the stories behind the science.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: General science
UNDERSTAND
An almost fearless brain
September 7, 2015 | Issue 33Wouldn’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
Structural colour: peacocks, Romans and Robert Hooke
September 7, 2015 | Issue 33For 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
Towards a better lithium-ion battery
September 7, 2015 | Issue 33Watching what happens to the electrodes in a lithium-ion battery with neutron science.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Physics, Chemistry, Electricity, Electrochemistry, Materials
Infectious cancers: the DNA story
September 4, 2015 | Issue 33What 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
Tara: an ocean odyssey
September 3, 2015 | Issue 33After 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
Winners, workshops and illuminating science
September 3, 2015 | Issue 33Science 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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TEACH
Smartphones in the lab: how deep is your blue?
September 3, 2015 | Issue 33Exploring coloured chemistry using smartphones
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Chemistry
Science under your skin: activities with tattoo inks
September 3, 2015 | Issue 33Why 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
Do leaves need chlorophyll for growth?
September 3, 2015 | Issue 33When next teaching photosynthesis, try these simple experiments with variegated plants.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Maths, Mathematics, Photosynthesis
Glitter, glue and physics too
September 2, 2015 | Issue 33Explore 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
EDITORIAL
Welcome to the 33rd issue of Science in School
September 7, 2015 | Issue 33Even 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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