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Did you know that you can use old hi-fi speakers to detect earthquakes? And also carry out some simple earthquake experiments in the classroom? Here’s how.
Ages: 16-19;
Vered Yephlach-Wiskerman introduces a classroom project to investigate the bioremediation powers of the aquatic fern Azolla.
Ages: 16-19;
How can we tackle climate change? Using activities and technologies that already exist – as Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison explain.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Marlene Rau presents some fizzy and fun activities involving carbon dioxide, developed by Chemol and Science on the Shelves.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Keen to save the world? Andy Newsam and Chris Leigh from the UK’s National Schools’ Observatory introduce an activity where you can potentially do just that: by detecting real asteroids – which may be heading for Earth.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What do continental drift, nuclear power stations and supernovae have in common? Neutrinos, as Susana Cebrián explains.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Renewable energy is not only important in the developed world; in developing countries, it may be a prerequisite to overcoming poverty. Marlene Rau introduces a teaching activity from Practical Action.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
As though planets from outside our Solar System were not exciting enough, astronomers have recently discovered a planet orbiting a star from outside our galaxy Johny Setiawan reports.
Ages: 16-19;
Did you know that the electron and electricity are named after amber, the ‘gold’ of the Baltic Sea? Bernhard Sturm’s teaching unit based on this fossilised resin introduces not only conductivity but also many other characteristics of solid organic compounds.
Ages: 16-19;
Twenty-five years ago, the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer hit the news. How have things developed since? Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross investigate.
Ages: 16-19;
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Building a seismograph from scrap
Topics: Physics, Earth science
| Issue 21
A clean green sweep: an aquatic bioremediation project
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 20
Is climate change all gloom and doom? Introducing stabilisation wedges
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 20
Fizzy fun: CO2 in primary school science
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 20
Hunting for asteroids
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 19
Neutrinos: an introduction
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 19
Moja Island: learning about renewable energy sources
Topics: Earth science
| Issue 19
A planet from another galaxy
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 19
Amber: an introduction to organic chemistry
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 17
A hole in the sky
Topics: Chemistry, General science, Earth science
