To the Moon and back: reflecting a radio signal to calculate the distance
Using a simple calculation, measure the distance between Earth and the Moon with the help of a local amateur radio station.
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Using a simple calculation, measure the distance between Earth and the Moon with the help of a local amateur radio station.
Get to grips with the spread of infectious diseases with these classroom activities highlighting real-life applications of school mathematics.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the student writing competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth.
How do astronomers measure distances to the stars? Using a digital camera to record parallax shift is an accurate and authentic method that can be used in a classroom.
Challenge your students to work out which exploits of comic-book heroes like Superman might actually be possible – given a miracle or two.
Typical school exchanges focus on language and culture – but you can also build a successful exchange programme around science.
How far away are the stars? Explore in your classroom how astronomers measure distances in space.
Encouraging your students to create science videos can be a way of catching – and keeping – their attention.
Learn how to carry out microscale experiments for greener chemistry teaching – and less washing up.
We know that robots are good for mechanical tasks – but here’s a chemistry project for robots that don’t mind getting their sensors wet.
To the Moon and back: reflecting a radio signal to calculate the distance
Disease dynamics: understanding the spread of diseases
Student competition: winners announced
Finding the scale of space
Heroes and villains: the science of superheroes
Science without borders: an astronomy-based school exchange
Parallax: reaching the stars with geometry
Hooked on science
Small is beautiful: microscale chemistry in the classroom
Chembot: chemistry with robots