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Today’s announcement that the UK has approved the creation of babies from two women and one man offers an invaluable opportunity to discuss some of the real issues of science with your students.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Simulate a neuron in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Hot, luminous and destructive: fire is a force of nature. Here we look at how to use and control it safely with water and carbon dioxide.
Ages: 11-14;
Why does it rain? Can we predict it? Give physics students a mass of weather data and some information technology, and they can try working this out for themselves.
Ages: 16-19;
What happens inside magnets? This fun activity for primary school pupils helps them find out – by turning themselves into a magnet.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
We know that robots are good for mechanical tasks – but here’s a chemistry project for robots that don’t mind getting their sensors wet.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
Ages: 16-19;
Plasma is the fourth state of matter, after solid, liquid and gas – but what is it like and what can it do? Plasma globes allow us to answer these questions – and more.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using effervescent heartburn tablets, model the action of volcanoes to measure the intensity of the explosions and create your own measurement scale.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Find out how we know what the Sun (and stars) are made of.
Ages: 16-19;
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The ethics of genetics
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
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The resting potential: introducing foundations of the nervous system
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Practical pyrotechnics
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
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Wind and rain: meteorology in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Earth science
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Be a magnet for a day
Topics: Physics
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Chembot: chemistry with robots
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, Teach, General science
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Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Topics: Physics, Biology, Teach
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Plasma: The fourth state
Topics: Physics
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Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Topics: Earth science, Mathematics, General science
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What are stars made of?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
