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Matt Kaplan investigates the horrors that dwell within us – should we be changing our view of them?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes take us on a tour through the electromagnetic spectrum and introduce us to the European Space Agency’s fleet of science missions, which are opening our eyes to a mysterious and hidden Universe.
Ages: 14-16;
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;
Roller coasters, carousels and other amusement park rides can be great fun – and can even be used as a science lesson, as Giovanni Pezzi explains.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The brilliant yellows of van Gogh’s paintings are turning a nasty brown. Andrew Brown reveals how sophisticated X-ray techniques courtesy of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, can explain why.
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;
What does it take to live on the Moon or even Mars? Erin Tranfield suggests an interdisciplinary teaching activity to get your students thinking about this – and learning a lot of science along the way.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Glowing jellyfish, flickering fireflies, fun glow sticks; Emma Welsh introduces the beautiful and mysterious world of chemiluminescence.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Scientific research is not a career that most people believe to be suitable for the blind, but such beliefs are changing. Biologist Geerat Vermeij explains that, whether you are blind or not, science is competitive, tedious and hard – and he loves it.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
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Healthy horrors: the benefits of parasites
Topics: Biology, General science, Health
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More than meets the eye: the electromagnetic spectrum
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Hunting for asteroids
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Going wild: teaching physics on a roller coaster
Topics: Physics
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Van Gogh’s darkening legacy
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Neutrinos: an introduction
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space, Earth science
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Moja Island: learning about renewable energy sources
Topics: Earth science
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Building a space habitat in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
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What is chemiluminescence?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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To sea with a blind scientist
Topics: Profiles
