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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;
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;
Around 1.5 billion people worldwide are overweight or obese. Are we just eating too much or can we blame our genes? Here’s how to investigate the genetics of obesity in the classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Taking pupils out of the classroom opens up a whole range of activities for teaching young children about the natural world.
Ages: <11;
Learn how you and your students can use mathematics to study Jupiter’s moons.
Ages: 16-19;
Learn how to use research articles in your science lessons.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Contrary to the popular saying, deep waters are often far from still – which is just as well for marine life. Activities using simple water tanks are a good way to find out about the physics at work beneath the waves.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
European countries produce more than half of the world’s wine – and drink a lot of it too! These hands-on activities for schools reveal the science behind the perfect wine.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What links your jeans, sea snails, woad plants and the Egyptian royal family? It’s the dye, indigo. Learn about its fascinating history and how you can extract it at school.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
From a homemade thermometer to knitting needles that grow: here are some simple but fun experiments for primary-school pupils to investigate what happens to solids, liquids and gases when we heat them.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
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From the bottom of our hearts: a hands-on demonstration of the mammalian heartbeat
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 26
Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 26
The genetics of obesity: a lab activity
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 25
Science in the open: bringing the Stone Age to life for primary-school pupils
Topics: General science
| Issue 25
Galileo and the moons of Jupiter: exploring the night sky of 1610
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 25
Exploring scientific research articles in the classroom
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 25
Movers and shakers: physics in the oceans
Topics: Physics, Earth science
| Issue 24
Analysing wine at school
Topics: Chemistry, General science
| Issue 24
Indigo: recreating Pharaoh’s dye
Topics: Chemistry, General science
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The effect of heat: simple experiments with solids, liquids and gases
Topics: Physics, General science
