Adventures in cyanoprinting: where art and chemistry meet
Try a project that blends chemistry, art, and peer learning, as secondary school students teach younger students how to create nature-inspired cyanotype prints.
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How much carbon is locked in that tree?
Global warming and the associated climate change are the greatest challenges facing humankind over the next ten years. A reduction in the levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) plays a key role in mitigating climate change. As trees absorb CO2 to generate their own biomass, they are part…
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Explore the properties of sound waves by using robotics
Sounds good: try some simple activities that use robots to explore the basic properties of sound waves – reflection, absorption, and propagation.
Science on a shoestring: inspiring experiments with everyday items
Low cost, high impact: try these creative and engaging experiments that use inexpensive everyday materials to bring curriculum science to life.
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Teaching science and humanities: an interdisciplinary approach
There is an increasing demand for an interdisciplinary approach to teaching, but providing inspiring and achievable lessons is no easy task.…
Physics, Biology, Chemistry
Practical demonstrations to augment climate change lessons
Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison from Bristol University, UK, illustrate chemistry experiments relevant to climate…
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Colourful electrolysis vortex in a magnetic field
Chasing rainbows: the interaction of an electric current and magnetic field in a solution with pH indicator gives amazing colour patterns as electrolysis occurs.
Chemistry, Physics
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Cell Biology and Omics for Educators
EMBL invites teachers to join this free virtual course for an overview of cell biology and omics, and inspiration for teaching the topic in the classroom. It runs from 29 Sept to 12 Oct 2025 and offers a mix of live sessions and self-paced materials
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