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The worldwide web is a wonderful source of information, but the sheer amount of content can be overwhelming. Where do you start looking for science news? In each issue of Science in School, we will suggest useful websites for particular purposes.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a user-friendly, easy-to-read collection of questions and short answers that covers a wide range of science topics, from galaxies colliding in outer space to the amount of fat necessary to render a human bulletproof. These questions and their corresponding answers were…
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
A Stem Cell Story portrays scientists from the field of stem-cell research, their individual research interests and the potential applications of their work. The DVD is aimed at the public, to shed light on stem-cell research and on the science behind the headlines and public debate of the last few…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Do you ever get frustrated with that mess of cables connecting your DVD player to your satellite dish, TV and video recorder? Did you know that you can cut those cables – and still get a signal to pass between the machines? Alessandro Iscra, Maria Teresa Quaglini and Giuseppina Rossi from Italy…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
“All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.”
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Yasmin Khan from the Science Museum in London, UK, reveals how deeply our modern civilisation has been enriched by previous Muslim civilisations – and argues for a more balanced approach to the history of science.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Mark Tiele Westra from the European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) in Garching, Germany, elucidates the source of power on Earth: the Sun
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Many of you were fascinated (and disgusted!) by the article about forensic entomology in our last issue. Paula Starbäck, the reviewer, suggested that it would be a fascinating activity for students, if only someone could find a way to avoid the terrible smell. We challenged you to come up with a…
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Fay Christodoulou, a Greek PhD student at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), is an example that shows not every researcher is born with a passion for science. She describes to Anna-Lynn Wegener from EMBL how her biology teacher inspired a long-lasting interest in science.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Ivo Grigorov from the EurOCEANS project describes how the deep seas can help us to understand and predict climate change.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Science podcasts
Topics: Resources
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Does Anything Eat Wasps? And 101 Other Questions, By New Scientist
Topics: Resources
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A Stem Cell Story, By the European Consortium for Stem Cell Research
Topics: Resources
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Introducing radio transmission with a simple experiment
Topics: Physics
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The Poison Paradox: Chemicals as Friends and Foes, By John Timbrell
Topics: Resources
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1000 years of missing science
Topics: Science and society
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Fusion in the Universe: the power of the Sun
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Forensic entomology: activities for schools
Topics: Biology
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Memories of a very special teacher
Topics: Profiles
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Bringing global climate change to the classroom
Topics: Biology, Earth science, General science
