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Meet the planarian, a fascinating flatworm with incredible biological abilities unique and surprising ways responses to various stimuli.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Do air convection currents really move as they are drawn in textbook illustrations? Let’s make invisible convection currents visible using mist.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Still standing: have you ever wondered how buildings stand? Or why they sometimes fall? Let’s explore this through bridges, from construction to collapse.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
The oceans cover over 70% of the surface of our planet. Try these activities to learn more about Earth’s largest habitat and how it affects our lives.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Everybody dance now: students hold ropes and dance to form a topological tangle. Using fraction arithmetic, the knot will finally be untied!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Wherever we live, we affect and are affected by the ocean. Track down escaped rubber ducks, raise mountains, and feel the Sun’s heat to learn more.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Fantastic beasts: take a microscopic moss safari and learn about the diverse and resilient organisms that live in this challenging habitat.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Play the part: students take on the roles of different components of a synapse to act out synaptic transmission and learn about neurobiology.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
On the shoulders of giants: follow in the footsteps of Eratosthenes and measure the circumference of the Earth like he did 2300 years ago.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What are slime moulds? And what do they eat for breakfast? Discover these fascinating giant microbes and explore chemotaxis and the scientific method with these slimy experiments.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
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Hands-on experiments with planaria
Topics: Biology, Health
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A misty way to see convection currents
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Physics, Profiles
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Building bridges: how do structures stay upright?
Topics: Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, STEAM
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Practical ocean literacy for all: ecology and exploration
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
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Dance, tangles, and topology!
Topics: Mathematics, STEAM
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Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science
Topics: Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
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Moss Safari: what lives in moss?
Topics: Biology, Earth science
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Hold your nerve: acting out chemical synaptic transmission
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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The Eratosthenes experiment: calculating the Earth’s circumference
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Mathematics, Physics
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Moving slime: exploring chemotaxis with slime mould
Topics: Biology, General science
