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| Issue 31

Coding without computers

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;
Topics: Physics, Engineering, Mathematics
       

| Issue 31

The challenging logistics of lunar exploration

The path to the Moon is paved with many challenges. What questions do the next generation of space explorers need to answer?

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science, Science and society
       

| Issue 31

Cell spotting – let’s fight cancer together!

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn,” Benjamin Franklin once said. Make that quote yours and involve your students in a real cancer-research project that will teach them more than just genetics and cell death.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology
           

| Issue 31

The perfect meal

Psychology is teaching us how to make food sweeter without changing its ingredients.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, General science, Chemistry, Science and society
     

| Issue 31

Climbing the PISA ladder

Since the first PISA study in 2000, changes in the system and innovations in the classroom have improved performance in Germany.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Profiles

| Issue 31

Taking teaching home

At the Royal Institution, science teacher and communicator Alom Shaha has helped develop the Experimental project to boost science at home.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Profiles
 

| Issue 31

Fighting HIV with neutrons

When thinking about diffraction studies, X-rays most often come to mind, but neutrons can also provide important structural information – and could help in the fight against HIV.

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

| Issue 31

Greening chemistry

Chemistry is not always completely environmentally friendly; green chemistry is working to change that.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society