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Inspire issue21sons
| Issue 21

Science on stage and in action

Andrew Brown reviews the latest Science on Stage event in Spain: Ciencia en Acción.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Events
     

Teach issue21polymers
| Issue 21

Polymers in medicine

The topic of polymers is often limited to chemistry lessons. The Establish project offers some hands-on activities to investigate these materials and some of their medical applications.

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

Understand issue21pluto
| Issue 21

How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown

To change the world would be amazing enough. Mike Brown changed the Solar System. Eleanor Hayes explains.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
               

Understand issue21placebo
| Issue 21

Just the placebo effect?

When your doctor prescribes you a tablet and you get better, was it really the drug or could it have been the colour of the tablet? Andrew Brown investigates the placebo effect.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
           

Inspire issue21martucci
| Issue 21

A science teacher on air

​Marco Martucci tells Eleanor Hayes what science teaching and radio journalism have in common.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Profiles
           

Teach issue21fireworks
| Issue 21

Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality

Did you realise that fireworks cause measurable air pollution? Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from Bristol University, UK, explain how to investigate atmospheric pollutants in class.

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