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Use equations of motion to work out what happened in a car crash – and learn some valuable life lessons.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Have fun with organic chemistry by extracting sweet-smelling essential oils from fragrant plants.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Learn about a variety of biochemical processes with these quick, simple experiments using one of the world’s favourite fruits.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Roll up, roll up! We bring you some more fantastic feats to challenge and entertain – and to showcase some physics, too.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Challenge your students to save the Earth from an asteroid collision, using calculations based on the Hollywood sci-fi fantasy film Armageddon.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Use a lollipop to activate colour-changing redox reactions in this simple but eye-catching activity.
Ages: 16-19;
A species of dandelion is leading the way towards sustainable rubber. Find out how, by growing this unusual plant yourself and extracting the rubber from the roots.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Get your hands dirty with these classroom experiments exploring the composition of soil – and find out why this matters.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
By assembling a ‘backpack laboratory’, you can break away from the lab bench and take tests for starch and glucose into the wild outdoors.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How many ‘chemicals’ are there in a fresh mushroom? These simple experiments reveal the hidden chemistry within natural foods.
Ages: 16-19;
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Look out! The physics of road safety
Topics: Physics, Science and society
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Perfumes with a pop: aroma chemistry with essential oils
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Go bananas for biochemistry
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Further fantastic feats: falling and bouncing
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Saving the Earth Hollywood-style
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
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Colourful chemistry: redox reactions with lollipops
Topics: Chemistry
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Turning dandelions into rubber: the road to a sustainable future
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering
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Field research: discovering the structure of soil
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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Natural experiments: taking the lab outdoors
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Natural experiments: chemistry with mushrooms
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
