Save the date for Back to School with ESA 2023–2024
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64Space is a great topic for inspiring students while teaching curriculum-relevant science. Start now with ESA’s teach with space program.
INSPIRE
Making chemistry accessible for students with vision impairment
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64Discover simple adaptations to apparatus and experiments that make practical chemistry more accessible to students with vision impairment.
UNDERSTAND
When plants moved ashore and changed the planet
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64Plants today are extremely diverse, abundant, and flamboyant. However, the first land plants, which initiated a great change in the flora and fauna on planet Earth, were very different.
Galactic Archaeology: how we study our home galaxy
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64We can’t image our home galaxy from the outside, so how do we study it? Learn how astronomers unveil the dramatic past of the Milky Way and peer into its future.
TEACH
Hands-on experiments with planaria
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64Meet the planarian, a fascinating flatworm with incredible biological abilities unique and surprising ways responses to various stimuli.
A misty way to see convection currents
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64Do air convection currents really move as they are drawn in textbook illustrations? Let’s make invisible convection currents visible using mist.
Building bridges: how do structures stay upright?
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64Still standing: have you ever wondered how buildings stand? Or why they sometimes fall? Let’s explore this through bridges, from construction to collapse.
Practical ocean literacy for all: ecology and exploration
September 1, 2023 | Issue 64The oceans cover over 70% of the surface of our planet. Try these activities to learn more about Earth’s largest habitat and how it affects our lives.