Breeding dragons: investigating Mendelian inheritance
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eleanor Hayes highlights some education resources about the nanoscale and nanotechnology.
Imagine sending music across the room by laser. Sounds impossible, doesn’t it? But Alessio Bernardelli’s students did just that – and then developed a play to explain the science behind it. Here’s how to do it.
What do astronomy and film have in common? Both can involve Jochen Liske, astronomer and actor. Karin Ranero Celius takes us on a trip to the Paranal Observatory in Chile and tells us about Jochen’s latest film: Das Auge 3D.
The physics of clouds and their role in our climate have perplexed scientists for decades. Karin Ranero Celius investigates.
Ever dreamed of a car that needed no fuel and produced no pollution? Mico Tatalovic investigates the solar car.
Breeding dragons: investigating Mendelian inheritance
Biomimetics: clingy as an octopus or slick as a lotus leaf?
Single molecules under the microscope
Science is cool… supercool
Going ballistic: modelling the trajectories of projectiles
School experiments at the nanoscale
Stage lights: physics and drama
An astronomer in a 3D world
Clouds: puzzling pieces of climate
Solar cars: the future of road transport?