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Karen Bultitude introduces a set of simple, fun and memorable demonstrations using everyday ingredients to explain meteorological phenomena.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names shows that chemists do have a sense of humour, even though it may be a little ‘schoolboyish’ at times. Based on a website of the same name (www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm), the book – as its name suggests – is a collection of the…
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Say ‘stem cells’ and you can guarantee some strong opinions and heated debate.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Alison McLure tells Marlene Rau about her adventurous life as a physicist – from being a TV presenter and forecasting the weather in the Antarctic to taking gap-year students on an expedition to an island in the South Atlantic.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Rebecca Skloot tells Sonia Furtado and Marlene Rau how she became a science writer, where she finds inspiration for her stories - and invites you to enter the Science in School science writing competition.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Autumn showers, shortening days, jet-lag… nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of teachers, students and journalists from around the world who took part in the Spanish and German Science on Stage events. Sonia Furtado reports.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Water – Humanity’s Project is a CD-ROM containing a collection of about 300 pieces of media that examine water as an element of daily life as well as an important local and global issue. The collection is suitable for students and teachers of all levels.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Originally, Nadia Salem wanted to become a research biologist and find a cure for cancer. Today, she is a reporter for Nano, a daily science magazine on German-language TV. Nadia talked to Marlene Rau about the unpredictability of life and the joys of being a science journalist.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Matthias Mallmann from NanoBioNet eV explains what nanotechnology really is, and offers two nano-experiments for the classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Dean Madden from the National Centre for Biotechnology Education (NCBE), University of Reading, UK, suggests an experiment to make lactose-free milk – useful both for cats and for the 75% of the world’s human population that are intolerant to this type of sugar.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Take the weather with you
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names, By Paul May
Topics: Resources
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Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration, By Douglas A. Melton and Nadia Rosenthal
Topics: Resources
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“Admitting to being a physicist isn’t really the best chat-up line”
Topics: Profiles
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How to write a good science story: writing competition
Topics: Events
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Science on Stage: recent international events
Topics: Events
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Water – Humanity s Project: media collection for the classroom, By Siemens AG
Topics: Resources
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The winding road to science journalism
Topics: Profiles
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Nanotechnology in school
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering
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Better milk for cats: immobilised lactase used to make lactose-reduced milk
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
