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How much do your students know about the properties of the chemical elements and how they are used? Find out with this elements quiz, based on articles in Science in School.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Prepare for lift-off with these simple activities that demonstrate some of the key principles of space science.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
The periodic table hangs on the wall in just about every chemistry classroom. But its now-iconic design could have looked very different.
Ages: not applicable;
Human activities continue to influence our climate on a global scale, but a number of other interlinked mechanisms also play a role.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
An advanced technology that combines high-frequency sound waves with laser light is giving researchers and clinicians a new way of seeing living tissue.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Find out how women scientists contributed to knowledge of the chemical elements – and what this tells us about the nature of scientific work, then and now.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Ages: not applicable;
Create a living piece of ‘agar art’ to discover the invisible world of microbes living on our hands.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Investigate how enzymes in your laundry detergent get rid of stains – and which are most important for keeping clothes clean.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Identify tracks of subatomic particles from their ‘signatures’ in bubble chamber photos – a key 20th century technology for studying particle physics.
Ages: 16-19;
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Quiz: elemental pursuit
Topics: Chemistry, General science
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Rocket science made easy
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Arranging the elements: the evolving design of the periodic table
Topics: Chemistry
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Ten things that affect our climate
Topics: Physics, Biology, Earth science
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Photoacoustics: seeing with sound
Topics: Physics, Biology, Health
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In their element: women of the periodic table
Topics: Chemistry
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The history of our Universe, fusion research with comics, and clues about Alzheimer’s disease
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Painting in a petri dish
Topics: Biology, Health
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Which laundry enzymes work best?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles
Topics: Physics
