Future food: would you bite into a test-tube burger or a Petri dish steak? How do we make lab-grown meat, and what might it mean for health, farming, and the environment?
What are slime moulds? And what do they eat for breakfast? Discover these fascinating giant microbes and explore chemotaxis and the scientific method with these slimy experiments.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16; Topics: Biology, General science
Did you know that a squid’s brain is donut shaped, so that the oesophagus can pass through it? Or that squid have three hearts? Explore the fascinating physiology of squid in this hands-on activity.
Ages: <11, 14-16, 11-14; Topics: Biology, General science
You may have heard pathology labs mentioned in crime shows, but what is plant pathology? Find out about the feuds between plant and pathogen that span millions of years.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability
This is the story of how scientists created an image of the region around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy by combining many telescopes into one virtual telescope the size of the Earth.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
Always wanted to do coding with your students but not sure where to start? Learn how with this step-by-step guide to create a timer using a micro:bit computer.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16; Topics: Coding, Engineering, General science, Mathematics
