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September 2, 2016 | Issue 36Join us for a daily dose of teaching inspiration.
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INSPIRE
Rio 2016 Olympics: science behind the sports
August 10, 2016 | Issue 36How science helps athletes to succeed
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Microbes as a medicine
July 27, 2016 | Issue 36The diverse bacteria in and around us can influence our health in a multitude of ways
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Biology, Health, ESOF16, ESOF
Doping in the modern age
July 26, 2016 | Issue 36How science is trying to keep up with the cheats
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Missions to the Moon
July 21, 2016 | Issue 36What we learnt from the first moon landing, and the curious questions that remain.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Moon, Earth and Space, Space, Astronomy, Solar system
Redox resources
July 13, 2016 | Issue 36Using everyday examples to teach about oxidation-reduction reactions.
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Asteroids: perilous but preventable
June 24, 2016 | Issue 36A collection of cosmic resources for Asteroid Day
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Space, Astronomy, Solar system
Teaching about blood types: World Blood Donor Day 2016
June 10, 2016 | Issue 36A range of resources to teach about ABO blood groups
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World Oceans Day 2016: Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet
June 6, 2016 | Issue 36Educate others about the importance of the ocean
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Oceans, Plastics, Marine environments
From greens to genes: healthy eating and nutrition
June 2, 2016 | Issue 36Getting students excited about eating greens might be hard, but motivating them to learn about nutrition doesn’t have to be.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Health and diet, Genetics, Nutrition
The sweet taste of science
June 1, 2016 | Issue 36As a ‘scientist / inventor in residence’ at a primary school, teacher Carole Kenrick inspires children and is inspired by them.
Ages: <11; Keywords: Careers in science
Bruno Pin: a lifetime of sharing knowledge
May 31, 2016 | Issue 36Bruno Pin can go a long way to find new methods of making science meaningful to his students.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Careers in science
Destination fusion
May 30, 2016 | Issue 36Five young researchers are working to create a star on Earth.
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Energising enzyme activities
May 27, 2016 | Issue 36Activities you can use again and again, much like enzymes themselves.
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UNDERSTAND
How plankton gets jet-lagged
May 31, 2016 | Issue 36One of the world’s largest migrations is probably driven by a hormone that governs our sleep patterns.
Ages: 11-14; Keywords: Physics, Evolution, Health Education, General biology, Neurology, Behavioural science
Making laser flashes meet their mark
May 31, 2016 | Issue 36Take a closer look at the construction of European XFEL.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Physics, Laser systems
Cellular redox – living chemistry
May 31, 2016 | Issue 36Learn how fluorescent biosensors can monitor the chemistry inside living cells.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Chemistry, Cancer, Redox reactions, Cell metabolism
On track: technology for runners
May 31, 2016 | Issue 36When we watch elite runners breaking world records, we rarely think about the chemistry and physics of the running tracks.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental chemistry
Surfing waves, erasing memories and a twist on the tokamak
May 26, 2016 | Issue 36Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
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TEACH
Smart measurements of the heavens
June 6, 2016 | Issue 36Get your students to use their smartphones for some hands-on astronomy.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Maths, Physics, Astrophysics, History, Space
Student competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth
June 1, 2016 | Issue 36Encourage your students to enter our writing competition – and see their work published.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Evolution, Evolutionary biology
Ready, set, infect!
May 31, 2016 | Issue 36Recreate the epic fight between pathogens and the immune system in your classroom.
Ages: 11-14; Keywords: Immune system, Biology, Infectious diseases
Teaching with Rosetta and Philae
May 31, 2016 | Issue 36How a great achievement of the European Space Agency can become an inspiration for your students.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Space, Objects in space, Astronomy, Solar system
Cracking the genetic code: replicating a scientific discovery
May 27, 2016 | Issue 36Get your students to crack the genetic code for themselves.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Maths, Chemistry, Protein synthesis, Biology
Molecular gastronomy in the chemistry classroom
May 26, 2016 | Issue 36Alginate bubbles are useful in chemistry lessons as well as in molecular gastronomy.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16; Keywords: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Luminescence, Acid base reactions, Convection
EDITORIAL
Editorial issue 36
May 26, 2016 | Issue 36Welcome to the new issue of Science in School. It may not be so obvious at first glance, but there’s something different about this issue.
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