Articles

CERN Teacher Programmes 2024

Did you know that CERN runs national and international teacher programs every year? Submit your application and get ready to inspire and be inspired at the home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)!

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Resources, STEAM

Quick quantitative chemistry – the microscale way

Learn how to do quantitative chemistry experiments involving reaction rates using microscale techniques that are relatively easy and quick to set up, without expensive equipment.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Sustainability

What are you drinking? Tap water versus bottled water

Which is better: tap or bottled water? Try these activities based on simple analyses, a debate, and a blind tasting to learn about drinking water and encourage sustainable habits.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
 

Not just a blueprint for proteins: the importance of non-coding RNAs

We all know that DNA → RNA → protein. But did you know that some genes don't encode proteins but rather RNAs with important cellular functions?

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
 

Eurostat’s Education corner: your key to European statistics

Use the Education corner on the Eurostat website to bring real-life data to your class and teach your students about statistics.

Ages: 11-14, 16-19, 14-16, <11;
Topics: General science, Mathematics, Resources, Science and society, Sustainability

Moving pictures: teach speed, acceleration, and scale with photograph sequences

Picture sequences provide engaging opportunities for students to explore the concepts of speed and acceleration using supplied digital images or their own smartphones.

Ages: 11-14, 16-19, 14-16;
Topics: Engineering, Mathematics, Physics

To bee or not to bee: the chemistry of honey

Learn about a variety of biochemical aspects of honey through a series of simple experiments using the sugary product of bees.

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

Objects in orbit: the problem of space debris

A waste of space: years of human activity in space have left thousands of objects in orbit around the Earth. Learn more about the risks they pose and what we can do about it.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society
 

Issue 65

Save the date for Back to School with ESA 2023–2024

Space is a great topic for inspiring students while teaching curriculum-relevant science. Start now with ESA’s teach with space program.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 16-19, 14-16;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability, Resources