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Something as everyday as bread can offer a surprising spectrum of interdisciplinary teaching opportunities.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Renewable, clean, unlimited energy – how can it be achieved? Christine Rüth from EFDA introduces the tokamak, the most advanced fusion device.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but how can we produce it sustainably? Karin Willquist explains.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The topic of polymers is often limited to chemistry lessons. The Establish project offers some hands-on activities to investigate these materials and some of their medical applications.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Did you realise that fireworks cause measurable air pollution? Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from Bristol University, UK, explain how to investigate atmospheric pollutants in class.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Even everyday scents have the power to take us back in time, awakening half-forgotten memories. With Gianluca Farusi’s help, you can take your students 2000 years into the past, recreating and testing Julius Caesar’s perfume.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Vered Yephlach-Wiskerman introduces a classroom project to investigate the bioremediation powers of the aquatic fern Azolla.
Ages: 16-19;
What types of plastic are used to build a car? How are they synthesised and recycled? Marlene Rau and Peter Nentwig introduce two activities from the ‘Chemie im Kontext’ project.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How can we tackle climate change? Using activities and technologies that already exist – as Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison explain.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Marlene Rau presents some fizzy and fun activities involving carbon dioxide, developed by Chemol and Science on the Shelves.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
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Bread-making: teaching science in primary school
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, General science
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Harnessing the power of the Sun: fusion reactors
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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Hydrogen: the green energy carrier of the future?
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering
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Polymers in medicine
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality
Topics: Chemistry
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Smell like Julius Caesar: recreating ancient perfumes in the laboratory
Topics: Chemistry
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A clean green sweep: an aquatic bioremediation project
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Plastics in cars: polymerisation and recycling
Topics: Chemistry
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Is climate change all gloom and doom? Introducing stabilisation wedges
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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Fizzy fun: CO2 in primary school science
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
