Showing 10 results from a total of 727
Anna Lorenc from the Volvox project explains the importance of the enzyme urease and presents a protocol to demonstrate urease activity in the classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In the first of two articles, Shamim Hartevelt-Velani and Carl Walker from the European Space Agency take us on a trip to the International Space Station.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Laura Strieth, Karen Bultitude, Frank Burnet and Clare Wilkinson use drama and debate to encourage young people to discuss genetics and what it means for us all. Why not join in?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Herbi Dreiner and Tobias Strehlau describe how a university physics show inspired a secondary-school teacher and his students to perform their own school physics show. Why not try it in your school?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
An enormous meteorite impact and then a rocky flight from Mars. Is that how life appeared on Earth? Cornelia Meyer takes us on a space trip through the lithopanspermia theory and describes how she is putting it to the test with the help of student colleagues.
Ages: 16-19;
Fred Engelbrecht and Thomas Wendt from the ExploHeidelberg Teaching Lab describe some experiments on sugar detection to demonstrate the problems that people with diabetes face every day.
Ages: 16-19;
Why not get your students to make their own predictions of climate change – with the help of Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison from Bristol University, UK?
Ages: 16-19;
Halina Stanley investigates the history of chewing gum, how the chemistry of the gum affects its properties, and how scientists are using this knowledge to make chewing gum less of a pollutant.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Steve Jones talks to Vienna Leigh about the startling re-emergence of creationism in Europe, how teachers can help, and why he will never argue with a creationist.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Bernardo Patti is the Columbus mission manager at the European Space Agency. He is an engineer and worked at nuclear power plants before going into space technology. Shortly before Columbus was launched, he talked to Anna-Lynn Wegener.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 9
Investigating the action of urease
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 9
The International Space Station: a foothold in space
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 9
Meet the Gene Machine: stimulating bioethical discussions at school
Topics: Biology
| Issue 9
Fun physics in school: students perform for students
Topics: Physics
| Issue 9
Is there anybody out there? An ark of life
Topics: Biology, Astronomy / space
| Issue 9
Detecting sugar: an everyday problem when facing diabetes
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 9
Climate change modelling in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Mathematics
| Issue 9
Materials science to the rescue: easily removable chewing gum
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 9
Interview with Steve Jones: the threat of creationism
Topics: Biology
| Issue 8
Laboratory in space: interview with Bernardo Patti
Topics: Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
