Articles

Issue 75

Ashes and abs: testing calcium in gladiator tonic

Travel back to ancient Rome, test the calcium content of a gladiator recovery drink and compare it to today’s milk and sports drinks. History has never tasted this real!

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health, Science and society

Let’s make a chemical clock

Oscillating reactions: an unusual and fascinating topic to explore.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry

Teach radioisotopes and decay interdisciplinarily at a low cost

How to teach radioactive decay and radioisotopes to students who feel that equations are boring? Here are two inexpensive and captivating activities to apply in your classroom!

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

Five things that matter about antimatter

Meet antimatter – nature’s invisible twin that could explain our existence and inspire our wildest stories.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Physics

Neutron science: a quantum story

How tiny quantum particles dig into the mysteries of future materials.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Engineering, Physics, News from the EIROs

How physics saves lives: Interdisciplinarity drives research

Spice up your physics lessons and show your students the tremendous impact of physics research on medical innovations.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Careers in STEM, Chemistry, Health, Physics, Resources, Science and society

Celestial cannibalism: investigating cataclysmic variable stars

Meet the universe’s ultimate drama queens – stars that steal, explode, and shine brighter than ever before.

Ages: 11-14;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Physics

Snail-powered science: hands-on biology for active classrooms

Using pond snails as a low-cost, hands-on model to teach biology and environmental science in secondary schools.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health

Editorial issue 75

Science in School arrived at its new home: CERN, Geneva!

Ages: not applicable;