Articles

Issue 59

The mystery box challenge: explore the nature of science

Thinking outside the box: explore the nature of science by building LEGO mystery boxes and challenging your students to solve the puzzle.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: General science, Science and society

Playing with fire: stoichiometric reactions and gas combustion

Great balls of fire: Try these dramatic experiments with gases to illustrate stoichiometric reactions and combustion.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Physics
 

Sustainable Science: Articles for European Sustainable Development Week

Explore the science behind some of the SDGs and the key role science has to play in our efforts towards achieving them.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, General science, Science and society, Sustainability, Events

Fake news in chemistry and how to deal with it

What's wrong with 'chemical-free' labels? Is ‘natural’ necessarily better? Learn how to spot pseudoscientific fake news in the media.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
       

Hands-on seismology: constructing a school seismometer

Build a simple yet sensitive school seismometer for a hands-on exploration of seismology.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Physics, Coding

Save the date for Back to School with ESA 2022–2023

Sparks students’ natural curiosity while learning about curriculum-relevant topics with ESA’s teach with space program.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability

From drugs to climate change: hands-on experiments with Daphnia as a model organism

How do social drugs affect metabolism? How is toxicity measured? How does climate change affect water ecosystems? Promote active learning by investigating these questions with Daphnia.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Health
     

Ten things we’ve learned about the Higgs boson in the past ten years

Meet the Higgs boson: what have physicists learned about this particle in the ten years since its discovery?

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, News from the EIROs
 

Colours in the dark: fluorescence microscopy for the classroom

Microscope in Action is a hands-on educational resource for teaching fluorescence microscopy in the classroom and beyond

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Engineering, Physics, Resources