Issue 35
Editorials
Editorial issue 35
This issue marks a very special milestone for us: it’s ten years since the first issue of Science in School was published.
News from the EIROs
Unpicking scientific mysteries across Europe
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Understand
Fifty shades of muddy green
To support children with colour vision deficiency in our classrooms, we have to understand their condition.
Opening seashells to reveal climate secrets
Seashells are more than just pretty objects: they also help scientists reconstruct past climates.
Sports in a spin
Sporting success requires hard work and talent, and there’s an awful lot of physics determining the perfect shot.
Analysing art in the Louvre
Claire Pacheco explores ancient art puzzles with modern techniques.
A decade in review
How ten years of science at the EIROforum member institutions has led to many new discoveries.
Inspire
Ten years: ten of our most popular articles
Enjoy a nostalgic look back at some of your favourite articles from the Science in School archive.
Success with STEM: Ideas for the classroom, STEM clubs and beyond, by Sue Howarth and Linda Scott
Success with STEM: Ideas for the classroom, STEM clubs and beyond is an excellent resource, brimming with ideas to support teachers of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
Illusioneering, by Peter McOwan and Matt Parker
e-only Teaching about blood types: World Blood Donor Day 2016
A range of resources to teach about ABO blood groups
e-only Thinking about brain awareness week
Get your cogs turning and your students’ brains ticking with these articles and activities
e-only World Health Day 2016: Beat diabetes
Raising awareness of the rise in diabetes
e-only The science of spring
Getting under the shell of Easter symbols
e-only Energising enzyme activities
Activities you can use again and again, much like enzymes themselves.
e-only From greens to genes: healthy eating and nutrition
Getting students excited about eating greens might be hard, but motivating them to learn about nutrition doesn’t have to be.
e-only World Oceans Day 2016: Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet
Educate others about the importance of the ocean
e-only Mercury and Mars in May
The month of May brings with it two different planetary wonders, allowing us to recreate calculations first made 300 years ago
e-only Respiration: making use of microorganisms
Turn your classroom into a mini biotechnology laboratory to learn about respiration
e-only A world without trees
Contemplating the consequences of a tree-free planet.
Teach
Living light: the chemistry of bioluminescence
Brighten up your chemistry lessons by looking at bioluminescence.
Sunspots on a rotating Sun
Explore simple harmonic motion with real astronomical images.
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.
‘Eggsperiments’ for Easter
This Easter, have some intriguing science fun with eggs. You’ll never look at them the same way again!
Handwarmer science
Help your students explore an exothermic reaction using the real-world example of a self-heating patch.
