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These simple but unusual life forms can be used to develop students’ understanding of life and the scientific method.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
On 26 December 2013, after a long and exciting trip, 56 secondary-school students from 18 countries arrived at their destination: the picturesque alpine village of Saint-Barthélemy, Italy, where the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA) was built because of…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Teen blogger Julia Paoli and her teacher Lali DeRosier discuss how blogging can help science students
Ages: 16-19;
How do astronomers investigate the life cycle of stars? At the European Space Agency, it’s done using space-based missions that observe the sky in ultraviolet, visible and infrared light – as this fourth article in a series about astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum describes.
Ages: 16-19;
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;
Industrial activities and even geological changes can affect the quality of water, causing contamination that poses risks to human health and the environment. Learn how to become an independent analyst to ensure that we have good-quality water.
Ages: 16-19;
Online tools can be used to compare the sequences of proteins and understand how different organisms have evolved.
Ages: 16-19;
The smooth operation of communications satellites can be influenced by solar weather. Mimic this effect on a smaller scale in the classroom with a simple demonstration.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
To keep refuelling its reactor, the EFDA-JET facility fires frozen hydrogen pellets into 150 million°C plasma. But these pellets have an added benefit as well.
Ages: 16-19;
When measuring the chemistry of the atmosphere, it helps to fly up in specially modified laboratories.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Intelligent slime? A hands-on project to investigate slime moulds
Topics: Biology
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Camping under the stars — the ESO Astronomy Camp 2013
Topics: Astronomy / space
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Blog about it! Getting students closer to science
Topics: Biology, General science
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More than meets the eye: how space telescopes see beyond the rainbow
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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How water travels up trees
Topics: Biology
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Become a water quality analyst
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering
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Using biological databases to teach evolution and biochemistry
Topics: Biology
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Simulating the effect of the solar wind
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Engineering
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Super cold meets super hot
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Up, up and away: using aircraft for atmospheric monitoring
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
