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Investigate the factors affecting plant growth and devise a plan for growing plants on the Moon.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Starstruck: with just water, sunlight, and simple equipment, students can use their physics knowledge to calculate the temperature of the Sun.
Ages: 16-19;
Chasing rainbows: the interaction of an electric current and magnetic field in a solution with pH indicator gives amazing colour patterns as electrolysis occurs.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Contemplating the consequences of a tree-free planet.
Ages: not applicable;
We are relative newcomers on Earth and still have a lot to learn. Julian Vincent from the University of Bath, UK, investigates some of the lessons we can learn from the living world.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
When you read the newspaper, how do you know what to believe? Ed Walsh guides you and your students through the minefield of science in the media.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Fresh water is a scarce resource on our planet – but how many of us are aware of how much water is needed to make the foods we eat every day?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Redox reactions carried out by inexpensive baker’s yeast during breadmaking can also be used to demonstrate biofuel cells in the classroom.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Iodine, with its characteristic purple vapours, has myriad applications – from the familiar disinfectant to innovative solar cells.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Fred Engelbrecht and Thomas Wendt from the ExploHeidelberg Teaching Lab describe some experiments on sugar detection to demonstrate the problems that people with diabetes face every day.
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 49
Astrofarmer: how to grow plants in space
Topics: Biology, Astronomy / space
| Issue 72
Estimation of the Sun’s temperature without leaving the school
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
| Issue 73
Colourful electrolysis vortex in a magnetic field
Topics: Chemistry, Physics
| issue 35
A world without trees
Topics: Resources
| Issue 4
Is traditional engineering the right system with which to manipulate our world?
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 22
Bad science: how to learn from science in the media
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 50
Do you know your water footprint?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Health, Science and society
| Issue 66
Simple biofuel cells: the superpower of baker’s yeast
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Sustainability
| Issue 27
Purple fumes: the importance of iodine
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 9
Detecting sugar: an everyday problem when facing diabetes
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
