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URL: www.practicalchemistry.org
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Marco Budinich and Massimo Vascotto introduce a school project to measure radon levels in your own home.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As the whirl of national Science on Stage activities continues, Eleanor Hayes reports on some recent events from Spain, German and even Canada.
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Nataša Gros, Tim Harrison, Irena Štrumbelj Drusany and Alma Kapun Dolinar introduce a selection of experiments with a simple spectrometer designed especially for schools – and give details of how to perform one of the activities.
Ages: 16-19;
What is matter? How did the Universe begin? Are there other planets like Earth? And how do we know? Eleanor Hayes reports on the first EIROforum teacher school.
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In this issue, a common theme is the nature of science and how to teach it. Pierre Léna, interviewed in our feature article, believes that when teaching science “it’s important to convey the idea that science is a human and collective adventure, not a lonely and national activity”. For him,…
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A string of glucose molecules: starch. It sounds simple, but it isn’t. Dominique Cornuéjols and Serge Pérez explore the intricacies of its structure – and show that the mystery is by no means solved.
Ages: 16-19;
Particle physics is often seen as something only for huge research institutes, out of reach of the general public. Francisco Barradas-Solas and Paloma Alameda-Meléndez demonstrate how – with the aid of a homemade particle detector – you can dispel this myth by bringing particle physics to life…
Ages: 16-19;
Comics have generally been considered as nothing more than a cheap pastime. However, Mico Tatalovic suggests some useful comics to help promote and explain science to students.
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Lucy Patterson talks to Yasemin Koc from the British Council about scientific thinking as a versatile tool for life.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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The Practical Chemistry website, maintained by a team led by Emma Woodley of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry
Topics: Resources
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The ‘Radon school survey’: measuring radioactivity at home
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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Science on Stage: recent activities
Topics: Events
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Spectrometry at school: hands-on experiments
Topics: Chemistry
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Teachers and scientists face to face: the first EIROforum teacher school
Topics: Events
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Welcome to the fourteenth issue of Science in School
Topics: Uncategorized
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Starch: a structural mystery
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Bringing particle physics to life: build your own cloud chamber
Topics: Physics
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Science comics and cartoons
Topics: Resources
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A scientific mind
Topics: Profiles
