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The physics of clouds and their role in our climate have perplexed scientists for decades. Karin Ranero Celius investigates.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Have you ever looked up at the Moon in a clear night sky and wondered about the very few people who have walked on its surface? What did we learn, and what are we still unsure about? When might humans return to the Moon? Adam Baker investigates.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Teaching science in primary school can be challenging. Astrid Kaiser and Marlene Rau describe a rich source of online materials in three languages – and highlight some activities about oil and water.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Do you think particle physics is a complex subject? Having moved from basic research to science education, Sven-Olof Holmgren would disagree. He tells Lucy Patterson and Marlene Rau about the challenges of this shift, and about a major reform in the Swedish education system.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Anne Weaver, lead clinician for London’s Air Ambulance, tells Marie Mangan about her job: saving lives.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Fernanda Veneu-Lumb and Marco Costa show how news reports – even inaccurate ones – can be used in the science classroom.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Helke Hillebrand has always been fascinated by science, but on the back of a career in plant biology, her urge to work more closely with people helped her decide to go into tending young minds instead of new shoots. Vienna Leigh reports.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
This year has been proclaimed the International Year of Biodiversity. During 2010, governments will seek to reach agreement on a new biodiversity target, to be decided at the Nagoya summit in October. Will this enable us to save not only whales and tigers, but also our own species? Marlene Rau…
Ages: 14-16;
Werner and Gabriele Stetzenbach tell us how kindergarten and primary-school children discover the world of physics together with secondary-school students as their mentors. Why not try it in your school?
Ages: 11-14;
Comics have generally been considered as nothing more than a cheap pastime. However, Mico Tatalovic suggests some useful comics to help promote and explain science to students.
Ages: not applicable;
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Clouds: puzzling pieces of climate
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 16
Space exploration: the return to the Moon
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space, Engineering
| Issue 16
LeSa21: primary-school science activities
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, General science
| Issue 16
Sven-Olof Holmgren: science education is more complex than particle physics
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 16
Life savers in the sky: flying doctors
Topics: Health, General science
| Issue 15
Using news in the science classroom
Topics: , General science
| Issue 15
Sowing the seeds of science: Helke Hillebrand
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 15
Homo sapiens – an endangered species?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 14
Physics in kindergarten and primary school
Topics: Physics
| Issue 14
Science comics and cartoons
Topics: Resources
