Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
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Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
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.
Using effervescent heartburn tablets, model the action of volcanoes to measure the intensity of the explosions and create your own measurement scale.
Use one of the most surprising experiments in classical mechanics to teach the scientific method, video analysis and mechanics.
Teaching viscosity can be sweetened by using chocolate.
Get your students to use their smartphones for some hands-on astronomy.
Encourage your students to enter our writing competition – and see their work published.
Recreate the epic fight between pathogens and the immune system in your classroom.
How a great achievement of the European Space Agency can become an inspiration for your students.
Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Plasma: The fourth state
Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Can something accelerate upwards while falling down?
Melts in your viscometer, not in your hand
Smart measurements of the heavens
Student competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth
Ready, set, infect!
Teaching with Rosetta and Philae