What is it good for? Basic versus applied research
Basic research is often misunderstood by the public and misconstrued by the media. Try this role play to learn how research is funded and how basic research advances and protects society.
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Basic research is often misunderstood by the public and misconstrued by the media. Try this role play to learn how research is funded and how basic research advances and protects society.
Fireworks release more than just sound and light. Read about the environmental costs of this centuries-old entertainment.
Did you know that carbon dioxide dissolves in bodies of water and affects the ocean? Explore the effect of carbon dioxide on ocean chemistry with these practical activities.
Drop by drop: Learn about pH chemistry and neutralization reactions, and produce wonderful colours using microscale methods that are cheap, quick, and easy.
The PDB Art project aims to make science more accessible and inspire young people to explore the beauty of proteins by bringing together art and science.
When talking of finite resources, the chemical elements themselves are often overlooked. Learn more about elements in danger.
Need inspiration for teaching about fresh water on Earth? Try these Earthlearningideas for classroom activities that can be performed with very little equipment.
Good things come in small packages: discover how microscale experiments can have a big impact in STEM teaching
Integrate key principles from biology, chemistry, and engineering with a set of experiments based on bioluminescence.
Helium: gas of awe, wonder, and worry. Is it time to give this noble gas the respect it deserves?
What is it good for? Basic versus applied research
The dark side of fireworks
An ocean in the school lab: carbon dioxide at sea
Little wonder: pH experiments the microscale way
Bringing the beauty of proteins to the classroom: the PDB Art Project
Elements in danger!
Watery world – hands-on experiments from Earthlearningidea
Little wonder: microscale chemistry in the classroom
Bioluminescence: combining biology, chemistry, and bionics
Elements in focus: helium