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Exponential growth has become part of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic. These simple exercises help explain this tricky concept
Ages: 11-14;
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on exponential growth. This provides an opportunity to teach this tricky concept in a real-world context.
Ages: 14-16;
Ideas for how to use the COVID-19 pandemic to bring curriculum STEM concepts into focus.
Ages: not applicable;
Theoretical physicist Maria Ubiali reflects on her role as a particle phenomenologist working at the interface between theory and experiment.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
You’ll need to put your money on the table for this batch of tricks, then use your scientific knowledge to make ‘cents’ of what happens!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
How do astronomers measure distances to the stars? Using a digital camera to record parallax shift is an accurate and authentic method that can be used in a classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Entertain your audiences with these tricky feats, which showcase Newton’s laws of motion in action.
What would it be like if numbers and musical tones had colours? People with synaesthesia experience the world in this way – and scientists are trying to find out why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Measure the distance from Earth to the Moon using high-school geometry and an international network of schools and observatories.
Ages: 14-16;
June 18, 2021 | Issue 53
Exponential growth 1: learn the basics from confetti to understand pandemics
Topics: Health, Science and society, Mathematics
English
| Issue 53
Exponential growth 2: real-life lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Topics: Health, Science and society, Mathematics
English
| Issue 53
Exploring STEM concepts through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic
Topics: Science and society
English 
Español
January 8, 2020 | Issue 49
Phenomenal physics
Topics: Profiles
English 
Nederlands
June 13, 2019 | Issue 47
Fantastic feats: magic with money
Topics: Physics, Engineering
English Español
May 29, 2017 | Issue 40
Finding the scale of space
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
English Español 
polski 
Português
March 21, 2017 | Issue 39
Fantastic feats
November 28, 2016 | Issue 38
Blended senses: understanding synaesthesia
Topics: Biology
Deutsch 
Ελληνικα English 
Italiano polski
November 25, 2016 | Issue 38
Chembot: chemistry with robots
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, Teach, General science
English Español
February 29, 2016 | issue 35
Geometry can take you to the Moon
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
English Italiano 
Română
