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What would it be like if numbers and musical tones had colours? People with synaesthesia experience the world in this way – and scientists are trying to find out why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
We know that robots are good for mechanical tasks – but here’s a chemistry project for robots that don’t mind getting their sensors wet.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using effervescent heartburn tablets, model the action of volcanoes to measure the intensity of the explosions and create your own measurement scale.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Get your students to use their smartphones for some hands-on astronomy.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Get your students to crack the genetic code for themselves.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Explore simple harmonic motion with real astronomical images.
Ages: 16-19;
Measure the distance from Earth to the Moon using high-school geometry and an international network of schools and observatories.
Ages: 14-16;
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;
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Blended senses: understanding synaesthesia
Topics: Biology
| Issue 38
Chembot: chemistry with robots
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, Teach, General science
| Issue 37
Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Topics: Earth science, Mathematics, General science
| Issue 36
Smart measurements of the heavens
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 36
Cracking the genetic code: replicating a scientific discovery
Topics: Biology
| issue 35
Sunspots on a rotating Sun
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| issue 35
Geometry can take you to the Moon
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
| 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
