Discovery and controversy: stories from the chemical elements
How do discoveries happen in science? Despite popular stories of ‘eureka moments’, the reality is usually much more complex.
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How do discoveries happen in science? Despite popular stories of ‘eureka moments’, the reality is usually much more complex.
As scientists worldwide try to understand and help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, we take a brief look at what is currently known about this new virus.
Here are some ideas for home-based experiments and other learning activities that students can do outside the classroom, all drawn from the Science in School Teach archive.
Here’s another scientific crossword puzzle to help keep your students busy – and perhaps even a little entertained.
Scientists often need to communicate their subject to non-experts, such as policymakers and the public. This absorbing structured activity challenges school students to do the same.
Would your students prefer to grow edible crops or wrangle with statistics? Here’s a way to combine these activities in a real-world application of statistical analysis.
As space missions venture to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn – and beyond – to look for the conditions for life, what alien life forms might be found in such exotic environments?
Are you tempted to buy ‘superfoods’ for health reasons, despite the higher prices? These activities encourage students to explore some of the claims made for these celebrity foods.
Try these crossword puzzles as an entertaining way for your students to brush up on their science general knowledge.
Theoretical physicist Maria Ubiali reflects on her role as a particle phenomenologist working at the interface between theory and experiment.
Discovery and controversy: stories from the chemical elements
Coronavirus: the science in brief
Science at home: ideas for remote teaching
Science (and more) crossword
Tell me about it: adventures in science communication
Grow your own statistical data
Alien life and where to find it
Are ‘superfoods’ really so super?
Science crosswords
Phenomenal physics