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Dance, tangles, and topology!

Everybody dance now: students hold ropes and dance to form a topological tangle. Using fraction arithmetic, the knot will finally be untied!

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Mathematics, STEAM

From Petri dish to plate: the journey of cultivated meat

Future food: would you bite into a test-tube burger or a Petri dish steak? How do we make lab-grown meat, and what might it mean for health, farming, and the environment?

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
     

Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science

Wherever we live, we affect and are affected by the ocean. Track down escaped rubber ducks, raise mountains, and feel the Sun’s heat to learn more.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
 

Moss Safari: what lives in moss?

Fantastic beasts: take a microscopic moss safari and learn about the diverse and resilient organisms that live in this challenging habitat.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Earth science
   

Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission

Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
 

The everyday science of fusion

Explore the everyday science behind the quest to harness fusion energy – the energy that powers the stars – in a safe way here on Earth.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Careers in STEM, Engineering, Physics, Sustainability, News from the EIROs
         

The Eratosthenes experiment: calculating the Earth’s circumference

On the shoulders of giants: follow in the footsteps of Eratosthenes and measure the circumference of the Earth like he did 2300 years ago.

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

Issue 62

Moving slime: exploring chemotaxis with slime mould

What are slime moulds? And what do they eat for breakfast? Discover these fascinating giant microbes and explore chemotaxis and the scientific method with these slimy experiments.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Biology, General science

Squid dissection: a hands-on activity to learn about cephalopod anatomy

Did you know that a squid’s brain is donut shaped, so that the oesophagus can pass through it? Or that squid have three hearts? Explore the fascinating physiology of squid in this hands-on activity.

Ages: <11, 14-16, 11-14;
Topics: Biology, General science