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Using 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;
Get your students to use their smartphones for some hands-on astronomy.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Explore simple harmonic motion with real astronomical images.
Ages: 16-19;
Measure the distance from Earth to the Moon using high-school geometry and an international network of schools and observatories.
Ages: 14-16;
Exploring coloured chemistry using smartphones
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Discovering how infectious diseases spread may seem purely a matter for medical science – but taking a close look at the numbers can also tell us a great deal.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Programmes don’t need a computer – turn your students into coders and robots with just pens, paper and a stack of cups.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Building a hypothetical family portrait can help students to understand genetics.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Why is symmetry so central to the understanding of crystals? And why did ‘forbidden’ symmetry change the definition of crystals themselves?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What makes viruses so virulent? Why do we enjoy music? Why is the Alhambra so beautiful? The answer? Mathematics!
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 37
Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Topics: Earth science, Mathematics, General science
| Issue 36
Smart measurements of the heavens
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| issue 35
Sunspots on a rotating Sun
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| issue 35
Geometry can take you to the Moon
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
| Issue 33
Smartphones in the lab: how deep is your blue?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
| Issue 32
Ebola in numbers: using mathematics to tackle epidemics
Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Health
| Issue 31
Coding without computers
Topics: Physics, Engineering, Mathematics
| Issue 30
All in the family
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
| Issue 24
The new definition of crystals – or how to win a Nobel Prize
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, General science, Chemistry
| Issue 23
Finding maths where you least expect it: interview with Marcus du Sautoy
Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
