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| Issue 1

The sky’s the limit

What inspires someone to be a spacecraft designer? And how can you become one? Russ Hodge from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, interviews Adam Baker and reveals all.  

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Profiles

| Issue 2

Free science journals

Are you looking for a good article to use in a lesson? Or do you just want to browse a science journal or two for inspiration? Here is a selection of free online science journals and some useful tools for tracking down the books, articles and journals you need.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Resources

| Issue 2

Learning from Patients: The Science of Medicine

The goal of this DVD is to show how information collected from patients often allows scientists to achieve a deeper understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of a specific disease. This level of understanding is crucial to developing treatments for disease and, consequently, to relieving…

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Resources

| Issue 2

The Physics of Superheroes, By James Kakalios

Superman, Batman, Lightning Lad, Spiderman – they all apply the principles of physics to perform their extraordinary feats… or do they? Which laws are suspended, and which are extended? Which are indeed forgotten completely?

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Resources
   

| Issue 2

The Science Behind Medicines

The Science Behind Medicines CD-ROM is a teaching resource produced by GlaxoSmithKline and aimed at biology and chemistry teachers of post-16 students. It has sections on drug discovery, structural formulae, bacterial infections, asthma and viral infections.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Resources