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Measure the distance from Earth to the Moon using high-school geometry and an international network of schools and observatories.
Ages: 14-16;
Exploring coloured chemistry using smartphones
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Discovering how infectious diseases spread may seem purely a matter for medical science – but taking a close look at the numbers can also tell us a great deal.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Programmes don’t need a computer – turn your students into coders and robots with just pens, paper and a stack of cups.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Building a hypothetical family portrait can help students to understand genetics.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Why is symmetry so central to the understanding of crystals? And why did ‘forbidden’ symmetry change the definition of crystals themselves?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What makes viruses so virulent? Why do we enjoy music? Why is the Alhambra so beautiful? The answer? Mathematics!
Ages: 16-19;
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;
Friedlinde Krotscheck describes how she used a cutting-edge science article from Science in School as the main focus of a teaching unit on the human body.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Sarah Garner and Rachel Thomas consider why well-designed and properly analysed experiments are so important when testing how effective a medical treatment is.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Geometry can take you to the Moon
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
| Issue 33
Smartphones in the lab: how deep is your blue?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
| Issue 32
Ebola in numbers: using mathematics to tackle epidemics
Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Health
| Issue 31
Coding without computers
Topics: Physics, Engineering, Mathematics
| Issue 30
All in the family
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
| Issue 24
The new definition of crystals – or how to win a Nobel Prize
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, General science, Chemistry
| Issue 23
Finding maths where you least expect it: interview with Marcus du Sautoy
Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 22
Sky-high science: building rockets at school
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
| Issue 16
Using cutting-edge science within the curriculum: balancing body weight
Topics: Biology, Health, Mathematics
| Issue 16
Evaluating a medical treatment
Topics: Mathematics, Biology
