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Create a living piece of ‘agar art’ to discover the invisible world of microbes living on our hands.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Investigate how enzymes in your laundry detergent get rid of stains – and which are most important for keeping clothes clean.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Identify tracks of subatomic particles from their ‘signatures’ in bubble chamber photos – a key 20th century technology for studying particle physics.
Ages: 16-19;
Bring students and scientists together for an evening of multilingual scientific entertainment.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Could leftover nutshells be the next renewable energy source? Challenge your students to find out using calorimetry.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Explore the science of sound and electromagnetism with this practical build-it-yourself activity.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Use equations of motion to work out what happened in a car crash – and learn some valuable life lessons.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Have fun with organic chemistry by extracting sweet-smelling essential oils from fragrant plants.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Learn about a variety of biochemical processes with these quick, simple experiments using one of the world’s favourite fruits.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Roll up, roll up! We bring you some more fantastic feats to challenge and entertain – and to showcase some physics, too.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Painting in a petri dish
Topics: Biology, Health
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Which laundry enzymes work best?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles
Topics: Physics
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Scientific stand-up: organising a student science slam
Topics: General science
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Bioenergy in a nutshell
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Hearing waves: how to build a loudspeaker
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Look out! The physics of road safety
Topics: Physics, Science and society
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Perfumes with a pop: aroma chemistry with essential oils
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Go bananas for biochemistry
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Further fantastic feats: falling and bouncing
Topics: Physics, Engineering
