CC-BY-NC-SA – Science in School

Understand

March 16, 2021 | Issue 52

How to understand a COVID-19 test result

A negative result from a medical test means you definitely don’t have the condition, right? Wrong: it depends on the false negative rate of the test and on your individual risk.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
Deutsch English Español Français Italiano

Understand

January 15, 2021 | Issue 51

Ancient tiny teeth reveal first mammals lived more like reptiles

A study of 200 million-year-old teeth from the earliest mammals provides fascinating insight into how they lived.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology
Ελληνικα English Italiano Slovenščina српски

Teach

March 2, 2016 | issue 35

Sunspots on a rotating Sun

Explore simple harmonic motion with real astronomical images.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
English Italiano polski Română

Teach

February 29, 2016 | issue 35

Geometry can take you to the Moon

Measure the distance from Earth to the Moon using high-school geometry and an international network of schools and observatories.

Ages: 14-16;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
English Italiano Română

Teach

| issue 35

Living light: the chemistry of bioluminescence

Brighten up your chemistry lessons by looking at bioluminescence.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Science and society
Deutsch Ελληνικα English Français Italiano Română Türkçe

Teach

February 25, 2016 | issue 35

‘Eggsperiments’ for Easter

This Easter, have some intriguing science fun with eggs. You’ll never look at them the same way again!

Ages: < 11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics
English Italiano polski

Teach

| issue 35

Handwarmer science

Help your students explore an exothermic reaction using the real-world example of a self-heating patch.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
English Español Nederlands

Understand

December 7, 2015 | Issue 34

Infecting climate change

Viruses help carbon sink deep down in the oceans.

Ages: 14-16;
Topics: Biology, Earth science
Ελληνικα English

Teach

November 26, 2015 | Issue 34

Doing is understanding: science fun in India

School children in India built their own digital microscope, bent light and investigated gas laws. Find out how.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Physics, Biology
English Italiano

Teach

| Issue 34

Experimenting with storytelling

Folktales can be a great way to introduce hands-on science into the primary-school classroom.

Ages: < 11;
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, General science
English Italiano Nederlands polski Português

Articles