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Having difficulties explaining black holes to your students? Why not try these simple activities in the classroom?
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Evolutionary relationships can be tricky to explain. By using simple, everyday objects, your students can work them out for themselves.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using nothing but a pig’s heart, a knife and a supply of water, you and your students can investigate how the heart pumps.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The aurorae are one of the wonders of the natural world. Using some simple apparatus, they and related phenomena can easily be reproduced in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Around 1.5 billion people worldwide are overweight or obese. Are we just eating too much or can we blame our genes? Here’s how to investigate the genetics of obesity in the classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Taking pupils out of the classroom opens up a whole range of activities for teaching young children about the natural world.
Ages: <11;
Learn how you and your students can use mathematics to study Jupiter’s moons.
Ages: 16-19;
Learn how to use research articles in your science lessons.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Contrary to the popular saying, deep waters are often far from still – which is just as well for marine life. Activities using simple water tanks are a good way to find out about the physics at work beneath the waves.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
European countries produce more than half of the world’s wine – and drink a lot of it too! These hands-on activities for schools reveal the science behind the perfect wine.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Peering into the darkness: modelling black holes in primary school
Topics: Astronomy / space
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Phylogenetics of man-made objects: simulating evolution in the classroom
Topics: Biology
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From the bottom of our hearts: a hands-on demonstration of the mammalian heartbeat
Topics: Biology, Health
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Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
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The genetics of obesity: a lab activity
Topics: Biology, Health
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Science in the open: bringing the Stone Age to life for primary-school pupils
Topics: General science
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Galileo and the moons of Jupiter: exploring the night sky of 1610
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Exploring scientific research articles in the classroom
Topics: Biology, General science
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Movers and shakers: physics in the oceans
Topics: Physics, Earth science
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Analysing wine at school
Topics: Chemistry, General science
