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In the first of two articles, Shamim Hartevelt-Velani and Carl Walker from the European Space Agency take us on a trip to the International Space Station.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Horror movies are a popular, albeit rather despised, film genre. It is all the more surprising that the most horrific of the current crop of scary movies has recently won an Oscar, not to mention the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to its main protagonist.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Laura Strieth, Karen Bultitude, Frank Burnet and Clare Wilkinson use drama and debate to encourage young people to discuss genetics and what it means for us all. Why not join in?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Herbi Dreiner and Tobias Strehlau describe how a university physics show inspired a secondary-school teacher and his students to perform their own school physics show. Why not try it in your school?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Any book that has in its introduction “Physics is the action department of science... only physics can explain what happens if you throw [an apple] at a brick wall at 200 mph” has my attention.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Halina Stanley investigates the history of chewing gum, how the chemistry of the gum affects its properties, and how scientists are using this knowledge to make chewing gum less of a pollutant.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Steve Jones talks to Vienna Leigh about the startling re-emergence of creationism in Europe, how teachers can help, and why he will never argue with a creationist.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Bernardo Patti is the Columbus mission manager at the European Space Agency. He is an engineer and worked at nuclear power plants before going into space technology. Shortly before Columbus was launched, he talked to Anna-Lynn Wegener.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Ken Gadd and Luca Szalay introduce a procedure used in industry – and adapted for school students – to measure the citric acid level in chewing gum.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In this, the second of two articles, climate researcher Rasmus Benestad from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute examines the evidence that humans are causing climate change.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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The International Space Station: a foothold in space
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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An Inconvenient Truth, By Al Gore
Topics: Resources
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Meet the Gene Machine: stimulating bioethical discussions at school
Topics: Biology
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Fun physics in school: students perform for students
Topics: Physics
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Can You Feel the Force? Putting the Fizz Back into Physics, By Richard Hammond
Topics: Resources
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Materials science to the rescue: easily removable chewing gum
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Interview with Steve Jones: the threat of creationism
Topics: Biology
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Laboratory in space: interview with Bernardo Patti
Topics: Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
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Chewing flavours
Topics: Chemistry
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What do we know about climate? Investigating the effects of anthropogenic global warming
Topics: Earth science, Science and society
