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Safety first: nuclear decay and ionizing radiation can be safely studied in the physics classroom using the common baking ingredient potassium carbonate.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Try a project that blends chemistry, art, and peer learning, as secondary school students teach younger students how to create nature-inspired cyanotype prints.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Sounds good: try some simple activities that use robots to explore the basic properties of sound waves – reflection, absorption, and propagation.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Chasing rainbows: the interaction of an electric current and magnetic field in a solution with pH indicator gives amazing colour patterns as electrolysis occurs.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Circle of life: explore sustainability, the circular economy, and chemical analysis by evaluating coffee waste as a potential soil enhancer.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Starstruck: with just water, sunlight, and simple equipment, students can use their physics knowledge to calculate the temperature of the Sun.
Ages: 16-19;
Go with the flow: build a model using simple materials to convert the energy of water waves into electricity and explore key concepts relating to energy.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
You shall not pass: explore the function of deep geological repositories and the key role of bentonite in preventing the leakage of highly radioactive waste.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Strengthen knowledge in the subjects of energy supply, grid load, and data evaluation, while using 21st century skills in a fun way.
Ages: 16-19;
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Exploring radioactivity safely with potassium carbonate
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science, General science, Physics
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Adventures in cyanoprinting: where art and chemistry meet
Topics: Chemistry, STEAM
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Explore the properties of sound waves by using robotics
Topics: Coding, Engineering, Physics
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Colourful electrolysis vortex in a magnetic field
Topics: Chemistry, Physics
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Chemistry in a coffee cup: does coffee waste contain key elements for plant growth?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, General science, Sustainability
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Shedding light on a Picasso
Topics: Chemistry, Physics, Science and society, STEAM
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Estimation of the Sun’s temperature without leaving the school
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
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Electricity from sea waves
Topics: Engineering, General science, Physics
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Discover bentonites, the heroes of radioactive waste repositories
Topics: Earth science, Science and society
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Explore energy production with the escape game ‘Village of the Future’
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Science and society, Sustainability
