Showing 10 results from a total of 34
When measuring the chemistry of the atmosphere, it helps to fly up in specially modified laboratories.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
How do we find out what’s going on inside a volcano? Using cosmic rays!
Ages: 16-19;
Soaring temperatures, a flooded landscape, violent winds…. What would our planet be like without the Moon?
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;
Studying the chemical composition of some of the planet’s oldest rocks has revolutionised our understanding of how our continents formed.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Civil engineer John Burland talks about the perils and practicalities of supporting some of the world’s most iconic buildings.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Why is symmetry so central to the understanding of crystals? And why did ‘forbidden’ symmetry change the definition of crystals themselves?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Did you know that you can use old hi-fi speakers to detect earthquakes? And also carry out some simple earthquake experiments in the classroom? Here’s how.
Ages: 16-19;
Vered Yephlach-Wiskerman introduces a classroom project to investigate the bioremediation powers of the aquatic fern Azolla.
Ages: 16-19;
How can we tackle climate change? Using activities and technologies that already exist – as Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison explain.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 29
Up, up and away: using aircraft for atmospheric monitoring
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 27
The secret life of volcanoes: using muon radiography
Topics: Physics, Earth science
| Issue 26
Life without the Moon: a scientific speculation
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 26
Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 26
Cracking the mystery of how our planet formed
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 26
Propping up the wall: how to rescue a leaning tower
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Engineering
| Issue 24
The new definition of crystals – or how to win a Nobel Prize
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, General science, Chemistry
| Issue 23
Building a seismograph from scrap
Topics: Physics, Earth science
| Issue 21
A clean green sweep: an aquatic bioremediation project
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 20
Is climate change all gloom and doom? Introducing stabilisation wedges
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
