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| Issue 30

Experienced and experiencing teacher

Vasiliki Kioupi has always run science experiments with her students. Now she is also testing various pedagogical methods in her classroom and is moving towards teaching the teachers.

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

| Issue 30

All in the family

Building a hypothetical family portrait can help students to understand genetics.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
             

| Issue 29

How water travels up trees

Why do giant redwoods grow so tall and then stop? It all has to do with how high water can travel up their branches.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology
   

| Issue 22

Sky-high science: building rockets at school

Ever wanted to launch a rocket? Jan-Erik Rønningen, Frida Vestnes, Rohan Sheth and Maria Råken from the European Space Camp explain how.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
     

| Issue 20

Fizzy fun: CO2 in primary school science

Marlene Rau presents some fizzy and fun activities involving carbon dioxide, developed by Chemol and Science on the Shelves.

Ages: <11, 11-14;
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
           

| Issue 17

Going ballistic: modelling the trajectories of projectiles

Students often find it difficult to calculate the trajectories of projectiles. With the help of Elias Kalogirou’s model, they can be easily visualised. In addition, Ian Francis suggests further uses for the model in the classroom.

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