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Teach

June 10, 2025 | Issue 73

Chemistry in a coffee cup: does coffee waste contain key elements for plant growth?

Circle of life: Explore sustainability, the circular economy, and chemical analysis by evaluating coffee waste as a potential soil enhancer.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, General science, Sustainability

Inspire

November 23, 2018 | Issue 45

Adventures in creative recycling

Do you have a drawer full of old mobile phones? One teacher is exploring new uses for such items, while nurturing his students’ creative imaginations.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Profiles
       

Understand

June 6, 2007 | Issue 5

Plastics, naturally

We sit on them, wear them and cook with them: plastics are everywhere. Yet this very versatility makes it difficult to produce and dispose of plastics in environmentally friendly ways. David Bradley explains how researchers at the University of Manchester, UK, are working on a solution.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science