Written in the stars: use microcontrollers and LEDs to model stellar life cycles, scaling billions of years into minutes while exploring stellar evolution.
Safety first: nuclear decay and ionizing radiation can be safely studied in the physics classroom using the common baking ingredient potassium carbonate.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Topics: Chemistry, Earth science, General science, Physics
Try a project that blends chemistry, art, and peer learning, as secondary school students teach younger students how to create nature-inspired cyanotype prints.
Chasing rainbows: the interaction of an electric current and magnetic field in a solution with pH indicator gives amazing colour patterns as electrolysis occurs.
Go with the flow: build a model using simple materials to convert the energy of water waves into electricity and explore key concepts relating to energy.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Topics: Engineering, General science, Physics
You shall not pass: explore the function of deep geological repositories and the key role of bentonite in preventing the leakage of highly radioactive waste.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16; Topics: Earth science, Science and society
