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.
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Infrared webcam hack – using infrared light to observe the world in a new way
What would the world look like if we could see infrared light? With some simple modifications, you can turn a cheap webcam into an infrared camera and find out!
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Girls Go Circular: your key to engaging STEM Education
Ready to bring circular economy concepts to your classroom and teach your students hands-on STEM and digital skills? Explore Girls Go Circular!
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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Faraday’s law of induction: from classroom to kitchen
Explore electromagnetic induction and of one of its well-known applications – the induction hob – with these hands-on…
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