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Ever wished you could borrow a PCR machine for your lessons? And perhaps an expert to show your students how to use it? Marc van Mil introduces DNA labs that bring genomics directly to the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
In Issue 4, we challenged you and your students to design the cover for Science in School and were very impressed by the quality of the entries. Despite gloomy studies about decreasing interest in the sciences, there are clearly a lot of very enthusiastic and artistically gifted young scientists in…
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Marine ecologists Iris Hendriks, Carlos Duarte, and Carlo Heip ask why – despite its importance – research into marine biodiversity is so neglected.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Are there days when you long to get right away from the classroom? How far would you be willing to go? Eleanor Hayes talks to Phil Avery, one of four teachers who are taking a break from school to journey to the Antarctic.
Ages: not applicable;
By Erin Tranfield This image was taken by Galileo as it flew by the Earth-Moon system in 1992. Image courtesy of NASA Clues to the history of the Earth, the Milky Way and the Universe are hidden on the lunar surface. The Moon has been Earth’s constant companion for approximately 4.5 billion…
To clone or not to clone? That is the question that the book A Clone of Your Own? sets out to investigate.
Ages: 16-19;
ChemMatters is an award-winning magazine published quarterly by the American Chemical Society for secondary-school students.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
“If you are not interested in how evolution came about, and cannot conceive how anyone could be seriously concerned about anything other than human affairs, then do not read it: it will only make you needlessly angry,” wrote John Maynard Smith about The Selfish Gene.
Ages: 16-19;
Peter Rebernik from the WONDERS project describes a ride in the Carousel of Science from Moscow to Lisbon, Reykjavik to Jerusalem. Perhaps even in your town!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Shortly before Christmas 2006, German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter returned from the International Space Station. A month later, Barbara Warmbein asked him about his trip, the experiments he did – and how to become an astronaut.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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DNA labs on the road
Topics: Biology, Health
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Results of the cover competition
Topics: Events
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Why biodiversity research keeps its feet dry
Topics: Biology, Earth science
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Teaching on ice: an educational expedition to Antarctica
Topics: Profiles
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A Clone of Your Own?, By Arlene Judith Klotzko
Topics: Resources
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ChemMatters CD-ROM
Topics: Resources
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The Selfish Gene and Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think, By Richard Dawkins
Topics: Resources
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Second European Science Festival: WONDERS 2007
Topics: Events
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Down to Earth: interview with Thomas Reiter
Topics: Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
