Advent calendar 2016
November 30, 2016 | Issue 37Welcome to the Science in School Advent calendar, packed with inspiring teaching ideas for Christmas, winter and the end of term.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
INSPIRE
Conferences and the classroom
November 21, 2016 | Issue 37A teacher from Hannover, Germany, explains how scientific conferences enrich her teaching.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Teaching resources
What on Earth?
October 12, 2016 | Issue 37Earth science is all around us.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Earth science, Geography, Health, Engineering
Unravelling epigenetics
September 23, 2016 | Issue 37Our genetic information is encoded in our DNA, but that is only part of the story.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Cell shape and function, Cells, Cell specialisation, Cell biology
History in the making
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37How Anne-Flore Laloë is chronicling the life and works of a scientific institution.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: History, History of science
CERN’s high-school physics competition shines bright
September 5, 2016 | Issue 37Win the Beamline for Schools competition and take a trip to CERN to do your own real-life particle physics experiment.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: Particle physics, Physics
UNDERSTAND
Galaxies: genesis and evolution
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37Astronomers are still trying to discover exactly why galaxies formed in spiral shapes, and what’s likely to happen to our galaxy in the future.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Physics, Astronomy
The element of surprise
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37Studies of radiocarbon are helping scientists to understand how neurons remain stable yet adaptable.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Radioactivity, Molecular biology
Self-healing aircraft wings: a dream or a possibility?
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37Taking inspiration from nature’s amazing ability to heal wounds, this biology-inspired technology could create aircraft wings that fix themselves.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Chemistry, Material science
Sign up your students to see the large and the small
September 2, 2016 | Issue 37Science 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.
Ages: not applicable; Keywords: All sciences
TEACH
Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
September 7, 2016 | Issue 37Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
Ages: 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Physics, Vision, Optics
Plasma: The fourth state
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37Plasma is the fourth state of matter, after solid, liquid and gas – but what is it like and what can it do? Plasma globes allow us to answer these questions – and more.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Physics
Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37Using effervescent heartburn tablets, model the action of volcanoes to measure the intensity of the explosions and create your own measurement scale.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Earth science, Volcano
What are stars made of?
September 6, 2016 | Issue 37Find out how we know what the Sun (and stars) are made of.
Ages: 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Physics, Astrophysics, Chemistry, Environmental studies
Can something accelerate upwards while falling down?
September 5, 2016 | Issue 37Use one of the most surprising experiments in classical mechanics to teach the scientific method, video analysis and mechanics.
Ages: 16-19; Keywords: Physics, Mechanics
Melts in your viscometer, not in your hand
August 31, 2016 | Issue 37Teaching viscosity can be sweetened by using chocolate.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19; Keywords: Biology, Physics, Chemistry
EDITORIAL
Editorial issue 37
September 5, 2016 | Issue 37The new academic year is a time for new beginnings: new challenges, opportunities, students, colleagues and, most importantly, new ideas. Possibilities stretch out before us, each one beckoning us to a different outcome.
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