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Sarah Garner and Rachel Thomas consider why well-designed and properly analysed experiments are so important when testing how effective a medical treatment is.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Elias Kalogirou and Eleni Nicas introduce a selection of very small-scale chemistry experiments for school.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The brilliant yellows of van Gogh’s paintings are turning a nasty brown. Andrew Brown reveals how sophisticated X-ray techniques courtesy of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, can explain why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Roller coasters, carousels and other amusement park rides can be great fun – and can even be used as a science lesson, as Giovanni Pezzi explains.
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;
School children in India built their own digital microscope, bent light and investigated gas laws. Find out how.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
How far away are the stars? Explore in your classroom how astronomers measure distances in space.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Gravitational waves are among the most subtle messengers that reach us across the cosmos. But how can their infinitesimal effects be detected?
Ages: 16-19;
Get to grips with the spread of infectious diseases with these classroom activities highlighting real-life applications of school mathematics.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
A unique experiment tracks microbes changing over thousands of generations – so we can watch evolution on fast-forward.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 16
Evaluating a medical treatment
Topics: Mathematics, Biology
| Issue 16
Microscale chemistry: experiments for schools
Topics: Chemistry
| Issue 19
Van Gogh’s darkening legacy
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 20
Going wild: teaching physics on a roller coaster
Topics: Physics
| Issue 28
The way of the dragon: chemistry for the youngest
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 34
Doing is understanding: science fun in India
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 39
Parallax: reaching the stars with geometry
Topics: Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 40
Good vibrations: how to catch a gravitational wave
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 40
Disease dynamics: understanding the spread of diseases
Topics: Biology, Health, Mathematics
| Issue 41
Evolution in action: the 67 000-generation experiment
Topics: Biology, Science and society
