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The world’s largest particle accelerator, the LHC, is deepening our understanding of what happened just after the Big Bang. Here’s how to explore the principles of a particle accelerator in your classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
These simple but unusual life forms can be used to develop students’ understanding of life and the scientific method.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
On 26 December 2013, after a long and exciting trip, 56 secondary-school students from 18 countries arrived at their destination: the picturesque alpine village of Saint-Barthélemy, Italy, where the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA) was built because of…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Why do giant redwoods grow so tall and then stop? It all has to do with how high water can travel up their branches.
Ages: 16-19;
Industrial activities and even geological changes can affect the quality of water, causing contamination that poses risks to human health and the environment. Learn how to become an independent analyst to ensure that we have good-quality water.
Ages: 16-19;
Online tools can be used to compare the sequences of proteins and understand how different organisms have evolved.
Ages: 16-19;
More than 10 years ago, a very clever and inventive inhabitant from a favela discovered he could produce light without electricity. Now solar bulbs are spreading all over the world.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
The smooth operation of communications satellites can be influenced by solar weather. Mimic this effect on a smaller scale in the classroom with a simple demonstration.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In Sweden there lives a small, green dragon called Berta, who invites young children to join her adventures in Dragon Land – all of which are about chemistry.
Ages: <11;
Bring discovery into the classroom and show students how to evaluate Planck’s constant using simple equipment.
Ages: 16-19;
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Build your own particle accelerator
Topics: Physics
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Intelligent slime? A hands-on project to investigate slime moulds
Topics: Biology
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Camping under the stars — the ESO Astronomy Camp 2013
Topics: Astronomy / space
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How water travels up trees
Topics: Biology
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Become a water quality analyst
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering
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Using biological databases to teach evolution and biochemistry
Topics: Biology
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Light refraction in primary education: the solar bottle bulb
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Simulating the effect of the solar wind
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Engineering
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The way of the dragon: chemistry for the youngest
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Classroom fundamentals: measuring the Planck constant
Topics: Physics
