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Renewable energy is not only important in the developed world; in developing countries, it may be a prerequisite to overcoming poverty. Marlene Rau introduces a teaching activity from Practical Action.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
As though planets from outside our Solar System were not exciting enough, astronomers have recently discovered a planet orbiting a star from outside our galaxy Johny Setiawan reports.
Ages: 16-19;
Glowing jellyfish, flickering fireflies, fun glow sticks; Emma Welsh introduces the beautiful and mysterious world of chemiluminescence.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Exploring the Mystery of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment is an engaging and beautifully presented photo book that provides a captivating tour of the marvels of the large-scale particle detector experiments of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
Ages: not applicable;
Did you know that the electron and electricity are named after amber, the ‘gold’ of the Baltic Sea? Bernhard Sturm’s teaching unit based on this fossilised resin introduces not only conductivity but also many other characteristics of solid organic compounds.
Ages: 16-19;
Thanks to the determination of UK physics teacher David Richardson, increasing numbers of students in Rwandan schools are experiencing the delight of practical work. Vienna Leigh reports.
Ages: not applicable;
Physics teacher Keith Gibbs shares some of his many demonstrations and experiments for the physics classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Relativity is, admittedly, a difficult subject to understand, even to science-oriented people. In Relativity: A Very Short Introduction, Russell Stannard has made an effort to explain relativity and its implications for the laws that govern the Universe in a way that can be understood by those with…
Ages: not applicable;
Moringas have long been known as miracle trees. Now scientists are investigating their properties in depth, as Sue Nelson and Marlene Rau report.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Astrid Wonisch, Margit Delefant and Marlene Rau present two activities developed by the Austrian project ‘Naturwissenschaft und Technik zum Angreifen’ to investigate how technology is inspired by nature.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Moja Island: learning about renewable energy sources
Topics: Earth science
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A planet from another galaxy
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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What is chemiluminescence?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Exploring the Mystery of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment, By Kerry-Jane Lowery, Kenway Smith and Claudia Marcelloni
Topics: Resources
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Amber: an introduction to organic chemistry
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Teacher solidarity: a UK-Rwandan physics project
Topics: Profiles
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The resourceful physics teacher
Topics: Physics
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Relativity: A Very Short Introduction, By Russell Stannard
Topics: Resources
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Moringa: the science behind the miracle tree
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Biomimetics: clingy as an octopus or slick as a lotus leaf?
Topics: Physics, Biology
