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Taking pupils out of the classroom opens up a whole range of activities for teaching young children about the natural world.
Ages: <11;
From a homemade thermometer to knitting needles that grow: here are some simple but fun experiments for primary-school pupils to investigate what happens to solids, liquids and gases when we heat them.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
During an eclipse, the Sun or the Moon seems to disappear. What is happening? Why not explore this fascinating phenomenon in the classroom, with an easy to build model?
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Something as everyday as bread can offer a surprising spectrum of interdisciplinary teaching opportunities.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Renewable, clean, unlimited energy – how can it be achieved? Christine Rüth from EFDA introduces the tokamak, the most advanced fusion device.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
To change the world would be amazing enough. Mike Brown changed the Solar System. Eleanor Hayes explains.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What makes ostriches such fast runners? Nina Schaller has spent nearly a decade investigating.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes explore X-rays and gamma rays and investigate the ingenious techniques used by the European Space Agency to observe the cosmos at these wavelengths.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
How can we tackle climate change? Using activities and technologies that already exist – as Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison explain.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Marlene Rau presents some fizzy and fun activities involving carbon dioxide, developed by Chemol and Science on the Shelves.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
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Science in the open: bringing the Stone Age to life for primary-school pupils
Topics: General science
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The effect of heat: simple experiments with solids, liquids and gases
Topics: Physics, General science
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Creating eclipses in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Bread-making: teaching science in primary school
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, General science
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Harnessing the power of the Sun: fusion reactors
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?
Topics: Physics, Biology
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More than meets the eye: unravelling the cosmos at the highest energies
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Is climate change all gloom and doom? Introducing stabilisation wedges
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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Fizzy fun: CO2 in primary school science
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
