Understand March 31, 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
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
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
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
Teach February 29, 2016 | 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
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
Teach February 25, 2016 | 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
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
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
Teach November 26, 2015 | 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