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Teach issue25ocean
| Issue 25

Movers and shakers: physics in the oceans

Contrary to the popular saying, deep waters are often far from still – which is just as well for marine life. Activities using simple water tanks are a good way to find out about the physics at work beneath the waves.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Earth science
         

Understand issue25periodic
| Issue 25

The numbers game: extending the periodic table

Until a few centuries ago, people believed that the world was made only of earth, air, water and fire. Since then, scientists have discovered 118 elements and the search is on for element 119.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
               

Understand issue24fusion
| Issue 24

Seeing the light: monitoring fusion experiments

​Finding out what is going on in the core of a fusion experiment at 100 million degrees Celsius is no easy matter, but there are clever ways to work it out.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, General science, Chemistry, Engineering
         

Understand issue24em
| Issue 24

More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe

​In the third article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, learn about the exotic and powerful cosmic phenomena that astronomers investigate with X-ray and gamma-ray observatories, including the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL missions.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space
             

Inspire
| Issue 24

The Eduspace website, by the European Space Agency

If you teach geography, earth science, physics, or even information and communications technology (ICT) or biology, you should definitely visit the Eduspace website from the European Space Agency (ESA).

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Resources
 

Inspire issue24dobkowska
| Issue 24

Making physics flourish in Poland: Maria Dobkowska

Physics teacher Maria Dobkowska describes the challenges of remaining creative within a strictly defined national curriculum and of working with children with disabilities.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Profiles
     

Teach issue24_3d
| Issue 24

Seeing is believing: 3D illusions

To make the two-dimensional images that we see in print and on screen appear more real, we can hijack our brains to create the illusion of a third dimension, depth. These activities explore the physics that make this possible.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Biology, General science