Showing 10 results from a total of 39
Civil engineer John Burland talks about the perils and practicalities of supporting some of the world’s most iconic buildings.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Why is symmetry so central to the understanding of crystals? And why did ‘forbidden’ symmetry change the definition of crystals themselves?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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;
| Issue 26
Propping up the wall: how to rescue a leaning tower
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Engineering
| Issue 24
The new definition of crystals – or how to win a Nobel Prize
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, General science, Chemistry
| Issue 23
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
