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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;
Physics teacher Keith Gibbs shares some of his many demonstrations and experiments for the physics classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Moringas have long been known as miracle trees. Now scientists are investigating their properties in depth, as Sue Nelson and Marlene Rau report.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Have you ever longed for a hot drink or meal but had no fire or stove to hand? Marlene Rau presents two activities from the Lebensnaher Chemieunterricht portal that use chemical reactions to heat food – and to introduce the topic of exothermic reactions.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Mendelian inheritance can be a tricky topic to teach, but Pat Tellinghuisen, Jennifer Sexton and Rachael Shevin’s memorable dragon-breeding game makes it easier to understand and remember.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16;
Astrid Wonisch, Margit Delefant and Marlene Rau present two activities developed by the Austrian project ‘Naturwissenschaft und Technik zum Angreifen’ to investigate how technology is inspired by nature.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Would it not be fascinating to observe and manipulate individual molecules? Patrick Theer and Marlene Rau from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory explain how, with an atomic force microscope, you can do just this. You could even build your own.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
When we cool something below its freezing point, it solidifies – at least, that’s what we expect. Tobias Schülli investigates why this is not always the case.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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;
Eleanor Hayes highlights some education resources about the nanoscale and nanotechnology.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16;
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To sea with a blind scientist
Topics: Profiles
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The resourceful physics teacher
Topics: Physics
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Moringa: the science behind the miracle tree
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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The heat is on: heating food and drinks with chemical energy
Topics: Chemistry
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Breeding dragons: investigating Mendelian inheritance
Topics: Biology
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Biomimetics: clingy as an octopus or slick as a lotus leaf?
Topics: Physics, Biology
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Single molecules under the microscope
Topics: Physics, General science, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Health
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Science is cool… supercool
Topics: Physics
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Going ballistic: modelling the trajectories of projectiles
Topics: Physics
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School experiments at the nanoscale
Topics: Chemistry, General science
