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We all know that yeast is used to produce beer and bread – but electricity? Dean Madden from the National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading, UK, shows how it works.
Ages: not applicable;
Marco Budinich and Massimo Vascotto introduce a school project to measure radon levels in your own home.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Particle physics is often seen as something only for huge research institutes, out of reach of the general public. Francisco Barradas-Solas and Paloma Alameda-Meléndez demonstrate how – with the aid of a homemade particle detector – you can dispel this myth by bringing particle physics to life…
Ages: 16-19;
Peter Douglas and Mike Garley investigate how chemistry and light interact in many aspects of our everyday life.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Every year, CERN invites a group of high-school teachers to Geneva, Switzerland, to learn about particle physics – and how to teach it at school.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Ana Lopes and Henri Boffin take us on a trip back in time – probing the history of the Universe.
Ages: 16-19;
Halina Stanley describes how two Israeli scientists investigated plasma balls and in the process found a potentially useful way to create nanoparticles.
Ages: 16-19;
Lucy Patterson spoke to Greek science teacher Theodoros Pierratos, who recently won the chance to bring physics to life for his students in a truly extraordinary way with the help of the European Space Agency.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Ľudmila Onderová from PJ Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia, introduces us to the use of black boxes in the physics classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Do you believe that time travel has no place in a serious science lesson? Jim Al-Khalili from the University of Surrey, UK, disagrees. He shows how the topic of time travel introduces some of the ideas behind Einstein’s theories of relativity.
Ages: 16-19;
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The microbial fuel cell: electricity from yeast
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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The ‘Radon school survey’: measuring radioactivity at home
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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Bringing particle physics to life: build your own cloud chamber
Topics: Physics
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Chemistry and light
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Science and society
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Particle physics close up: CERN high-school teachers programme
Topics: Events
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The first light in the Universe
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Plasma balls: creating the 4th state of matter with microwaves
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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A classroom in space
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Physics: a black box?
Topics: Physics, General science
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Time travel: science fact or science fiction?
Topics: Astronomy / space
