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Inspire

September 1, 2022 | Issue 59

Sustainable Science: Articles for European Sustainable Development Week

Explore the science behind some of the SDGs and the key role science has to play in our efforts towards achieving them.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, General science, Science and society, Sustainability, Events

Understand

September 1, 2022 | Issue 59

Fake news in chemistry and how to deal with it

What's wrong with 'chemical-free' labels? Is ‘natural’ necessarily better? Learn how to spot pseudoscientific fake news in the media.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
       

Teach

September 1, 2022 | Issue 59

Hands-on seismology: constructing a school seismometer

Build a simple yet sensitive school seismometer for a hands-on exploration of seismology.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Physics, Coding

Inspire

September 1, 2022 | Issue 59

Save the date for Back to School with ESA 2022–2023

Sparks students’ natural curiosity while learning about curriculum-relevant topics with ESA’s teach with space program.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability

Teach

September 1, 2022 | Issue 59

From drugs to climate change: hands-on experiments with Daphnia as a model organism

How do social drugs affect metabolism? How is toxicity measured? How does climate change affect water ecosystems? Promote active learning by investigating these questions with Daphnia.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Health
     

Understand

September 1, 2022 | Issue 59

Ten things we’ve learned about the Higgs boson in the past ten years

Meet the Higgs boson: what have physicists learned about this particle in the ten years since its discovery?

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, News from the EIROs
 

Inspire

June 1, 2022 | Issue 58

Colours in the dark: fluorescence microscopy for the classroom

Microscope in Action is a hands-on educational resource for teaching fluorescence microscopy in the classroom and beyond

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Engineering, Physics, Resources

Teach

June 1, 2022 | Issue 58

Citrus science: learn with limonene

When life gives you lemons: use limonene to explore molecular properties with your students and show them the scientific method in action.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
   

Teach

June 1, 2022 | Issue 58

My favourite experiments – connecting teachers and ideas

All teachers have at least one favourite experiment that they are eager to share. Read on to learn more about monthly experiment sharing sessions and discover some low-cost physics experiments to try out in your own classroom.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Engineering, General science, Physics, Resources
 

Teach

June 1, 2022 | Issue 58

Graphing stories

Sketch graphs from ‘story’ videos of everyday events to help students understand the basic features of graphs and how to interpret them.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: General science, Mathematics, Physics