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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.
Ages: 14-16;
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.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Try these crossword puzzles as an entertaining way for your students to brush up on their science general knowledge.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Theoretical physicist Maria Ubiali reflects on her role as a particle phenomenologist working at the interface between theory and experiment.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In Arctic regions, landscapes are changing fast. This has profound effects on their biological systems, but how are communities and their traditional lifestyles affected?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The possibility of worlds beyond our own has fascinated people for millennia. Now technology is bringing these other worlds – or exoplanets – within reach of discovery.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Three key factors were required for life to develop on Earth – but which factor came first? Recent research could help settle the debate.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
New research is shedding light on the internal ‘clocks’ that help plants respond to changing day-night cycles.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Tell me about it: adventures in science communication
Topics: General science
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Grow your own statistical data
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
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Alien life and where to find it
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
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Are ‘superfoods’ really so super?
Topics: Chemistry, Health
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Science crosswords
Topics: General science
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Phenomenal physics
Topics: Profiles
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The social science of climate change
Topics: Biology, Earth science, Science and society
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Hunting for exoplanets
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Finding the recipe for life on Earth
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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How plants beat jet lag
Topics: Biology
