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Citrus science: learn with limonene

When life gives you lemons: use limonene to explore molecular properties with your students and show them the scientific method in action.

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Shedding light on a Picasso

Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!

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The exciting future of 3D printing

From science fiction to reality: explore how continued innovation in 3D printing is supporting scientific progress in a range of different fields.

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Electricity from sea waves

Go with the flow: build a model using simple materials to convert the energy of water waves into electricity and explore key concepts relating to energy.

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LeSa21: primary-school science activities

Teaching science in primary school can be challenging. Astrid Kaiser and Marlene Rau describe a rich source of online materials in three languages…

   

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Research into the Sun’s atmosphere

Ever wondered what the solar wind means to us on Earth or what happens when the surface of the Sun erupts sporadically? Lucie Green from University…

                 

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