A twist on the candle mystery
Three candles of different heights are lit in a closed space. Surprisingly, the longest candle goes out first. Can you solve the mystery?
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Three candles of different heights are lit in a closed space. Surprisingly, the longest candle goes out first. Can you solve the mystery?
Shine a light on the science of colour: create and combine rainbows and explore how colours arise through reflection, absorption, and transmission.
Learn how to do quantitative chemistry experiments involving reaction rates using microscale techniques that are relatively easy and quick to set up, without expensive equipment.
Which is better: tap or bottled water? Try these activities based on simple analyses, a debate, and a blind tasting to learn about drinking water and encourage sustainable habits.
Picture sequences provide engaging opportunities for students to explore the concepts of speed and acceleration using supplied digital images or their own smartphones.
Learn about a variety of biochemical aspects of honey through a series of simple experiments using the sugary product of bees.
Meet the planarian, a fascinating flatworm with incredible biological abilities unique and surprising ways responses to various stimuli.
Do air convection currents really move as they are drawn in textbook illustrations? Let’s make invisible convection currents visible using mist.
Still standing: have you ever wondered how buildings stand? Or why they sometimes fall? Let’s explore this through bridges, from construction to collapse.
The oceans cover over 70% of the surface of our planet. Try these activities to learn more about Earth’s largest habitat and how it affects our lives.
A twist on the candle mystery
Colour science with lasers, gummy bears, and rainbows
Quick quantitative chemistry – the microscale way
What are you drinking? Tap water versus bottled water
Moving pictures: teach speed, acceleration, and scale with photograph sequences
To bee or not to bee: the chemistry of honey
Hands-on experiments with planaria
A misty way to see convection currents
Building bridges: how do structures stay upright?
Practical ocean literacy for all: ecology and exploration