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Under the Sun, light colours stay cool, while black heats up. But what does this mean for the natural world? Let's explore the consequences of albedo.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Spinning a yarn: explore the chemistry of wool and use it as a raw material for biobased products through simple hand-on activities.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Learn how to do quantitative chemistry using microscale techniques with bottle tops and inexpensive spirit burners that are relatively easy and quick to set up.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Small but mighty: investigate the role of herbaceous plants in the school garden for their contribution to biodiversity and sequestering carbon dioxide.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Learn from nature: biomimicry can be an inspiring interdisciplinary teaching tool that motivates students through engagement with real-world problems.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Discover five exciting projects from ESA and its ESERO network. Use space to motivate and enrich your lessons for out-of-this world STEM lessons!
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Extract DNA from fruit using household ingredients and then explore the challenges of gene sequencing by assembling a fragmented poem.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A walk on the wild side: invite some ants to take a walk on your petri dish and discover how bacteria from their feet could help us reduce pesticide use.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Did you know that there are flowering plants that live in the sea? The unique characteristics of seagrasses are vital for the health of our planet.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Biology, maths, and the SDGs: estimate the CO2 absorbed by a tree in the schoolyard and compare it to the CO2 emissions of a short-haul flight.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Albedo and ice: positive feedback in action
Topics: Earth science, Physics, Science and society, Sustainability
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Extract value from wool waste: keratin and the circular economy
Topics: Chemistry, Sustainability, Careers in STEM
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Simple gravimetric chemical analysis – weighing molecules the microscale way
Topics: Chemistry, Sustainability
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Biodiversity and biomass in the school garden
Topics: Biology, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
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Biomimicry: a nature-based approach to designing sustainable futures
Topics: Biology, Careers in STEM, Engineering, Resources, Science and society, Sustainability, STEAM
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Save the Date: Back to School 2024-2025 with ESA and ESERO
Topics: Astronomy / space, Careers in STEM, Coding, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics, Resources, Sustainability
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Plant genetics: extract DNA and explore the challenge of gene sequencing
Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability, Resources
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Footprints in the agar: growing bacteria from ants’ feet to combat plant diseases
Topics: Biology, Sustainability
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Seagrass the wonder plant!
Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability
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How much carbon is locked in that tree?
Topics: Earth science, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Science and society, Sustainability
