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Issue 40

Editorial issue 40

At first glance, you might wonder if this is the horror issue of Science in School: with themes including murder, disease and excrement, plus a feature on failure, are we trying to give our readers a gloomy start to the summer holidays? Happily, no: while this may seem a grim selection of topics,…

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Topics: Uncategorized

Who murdered Sir Ernest? Solve the mystery with spectral fingerprints

Introduce your students to acoustic and optical spectra with a hands-on murder mystery.

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

Disease dynamics: understanding the spread of diseases

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;
Topics: Biology, Health, Mathematics
         

The importance of failure: interview with Paul Nurse

Paul Nurse’s failed experiment inspired a Nobel-prizewinning career.

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

Manipulating the gut microbiome: the potential of poo

This medical treatment might sound repulsive, but don’t pooh-pooh it just yet.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
           

More than meets the eye: the cold and the distant Universe

In the fifth and final article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, find out how scientists use the European Space Agency’s missions to observe the sky in far-infrared, sub-millimetre and microwave light.

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

Fusion drones: robot technicians for nuclear devices

Repairing a fusion device can be challenging for humans. Drones may be the answer.     

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

Sentinel satellites, school ambassadors and synchrotron studies of dinosaurs

Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.

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Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
   

Student competition: winners announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of the student writing competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth. 

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Topics: Teach