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Measure the distance from Earth to the Moon using high-school geometry and an international network of schools and observatories.
Ages: 14-16;
Theodore Alexandrov is taking what he learned from working on the economy and applying it to the chemicals on our skin.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
When next teaching photosynthesis, try these simple experiments with variegated plants.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Imagine living with the danger that your home could be flooded at any time. This challenge will enable pupils aged 7–14 to discover the impact that flooding has on people’s lives, and how science and technology can mitigate its effects and help find potential solutions.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Discovering how infectious diseases spread may seem purely a matter for medical science – but taking a close look at the numbers can also tell us a great deal.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Why do giant redwoods grow so tall and then stop? It all has to do with how high water can travel up their branches.
Ages: 16-19;
Using nothing but a pig’s heart, a knife and a supply of water, you and your students can investigate how the heart pumps.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Learn how you and your students can use mathematics to study Jupiter’s moons.
Ages: 16-19;
What makes viruses so virulent? Why do we enjoy music? Why is the Alhambra so beautiful? The answer? Mathematics!
Ages: 16-19;
Crowding affects us almost every day, from supermarket queues to traffic jams. Timothy Saunders from EMBL explains why this is interesting to scientists and how to study the phenomenon in class.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Geometry can take you to the Moon
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
| Issue 34
The mathematician who became a biologist
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 33
Do leaves need chlorophyll for growth?
Topics: Biology
| Issue 32
Beat the Flood
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Science and society
| Issue 32
Ebola in numbers: using mathematics to tackle epidemics
Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Health
| Issue 29
How water travels up trees
Topics: Biology
| Issue 27
From the bottom of our hearts: a hands-on demonstration of the mammalian heartbeat
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 25
Galileo and the moons of Jupiter: exploring the night sky of 1610
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 23
Finding maths where you least expect it: interview with Marcus du Sautoy
Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 21
The physics of crowds
Topics: Physics
