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Sketch graphs from ‘story’ videos of everyday events to help students understand the basic features of graphs and how to interpret them.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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;
Get to grips with the spread of infectious diseases with these classroom activities highlighting real-life applications of school mathematics.
Ages: <11, 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.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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;
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Graphing stories
Topics: General science, Mathematics, Physics
| Issue 53
Exponential growth 1: learn the basics from confetti to understand pandemics
Topics: Health, Science and society, Mathematics
| Issue 53
Exponential growth 2: real-life lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Topics: Health, Science and society, Mathematics
| Issue 53
Exploring STEM concepts through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic
Topics: Science and society
| Issue 49
Phenomenal physics
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 47
Fantastic feats: magic with money
Topics: Physics, Engineering
| Issue 40
Disease dynamics: understanding the spread of diseases
Topics: Biology, Health, Mathematics
| Issue 40
Finding the scale of space
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 39
Fantastic feats
Topics: Physics
| Issue 38
Blended senses: understanding synaesthesia
Topics: Biology
