Parallax: reaching the stars with geometry
How far away are the stars? Explore in your classroom how astronomers measure distances in space.
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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.
Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
Using effervescent heartburn tablets, model the action of volcanoes to measure the intensity of the explosions and create your own measurement scale.
Use one of the most surprising experiments in classical mechanics to teach the scientific method, video analysis and mechanics.
Teaching viscosity can be sweetened by using chocolate.
Get your students to use their smartphones for some hands-on astronomy.
Recreate the epic fight between pathogens and the immune system in your classroom.
Parallax: reaching the stars with geometry
Hooked on science
Small is beautiful: microscale chemistry in the classroom
Chembot: chemistry with robots
Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Can something accelerate upwards while falling down?
Melts in your viscometer, not in your hand
Smart measurements of the heavens
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