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Elias Kalogirou and Eleni Nicas introduce a selection of very small-scale chemistry experiments for school.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Have you ever looked up at the Moon in a clear night sky and wondered about the very few people who have walked on its surface? What did we learn, and what are we still unsure about? When might humans return to the Moon? Adam Baker investigates.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Teaching science in primary school can be challenging. Astrid Kaiser and Marlene Rau describe a rich source of online materials in three languages – and highlight some activities about oil and water.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
How do fossils form around hydrothermal vents? Crispin Little describes how he and his team found out – by making their own fossils.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Anne Weaver, lead clinician for London’s Air Ambulance, tells Marie Mangan about her job: saving lives.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
David Fischer takes us on a trip to the bottom of the sea to learn about cold seeps – their ecosystems, potential fuels, and possible involvement in global warming.
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;
Physical science teacher Nicolas Poynter wanted his students not only to learn but also to think for themselves. His solution: a competition to build the fastest car!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How does cancer develop, and how can geneticists tell that a cell is cancerous? This teaching activity developed by the Communication and Public Engagement team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK, answers these and other related questions.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What if you could witness the development of a new life, taking your time to study every detail, every single cell, from every angle, moment by moment? Sonia Furtado talks to the scientists who made this possible by creating a digital zebrafish embryo.
Ages: 14-16;
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Microscale chemistry: experiments for schools
Topics: Chemistry
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Space exploration: the return to the Moon
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space, Engineering
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LeSa21: primary-school science activities
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, General science
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Hot stuff in the deep sea
Topics: Biology
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Life savers in the sky: flying doctors
Topics: Health, General science
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Cold seeps: marine ecosystems based on hydrocarbons
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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Evaluating a medical treatment
Topics: Mathematics, Biology
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Car racing in the physics classroom
Topics: Physics
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Can you spot a cancer mutation?
Topics: Biology, Health
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Watching it grow: developing a digital embryo
Topics: Biology
