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Anne MJG Piret from the European Commission assisted the jury during the recent EU Contest for Young Scientists.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
It can be difficult and time consuming to develop materials for really good science lessons. Many scientific research organisations, however, provide teaching resources, often designed together with teachers. Researchers provide scientific expertise and the teachers bring years of experience in the…
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Henri Boffin from ESOw1 in Garching, Germany, follows the mystery of gamma-ray bursts from their first discovery to the most recent research on these dramatic astronomical explosions.
Ages: 16-19;
Students Jan Měšťan and Jan Kotek and teacher Marek Tyle from the Gymnázium Písek in the Czech Republic won the 2007 Catch a Star competition. Sai Pathmanathan describes their prize-winning project.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Does alchemy sound too good to be true? Paola Rebusco, Henri Boffin and Douglas Pierce-Price, from ESO in Garching, Germany, describe how creating gold – and other heavy metals – is possible, though sadly not in the laboratory.
Ages: 16-19;
In Issue 3 of Science in School we invited you to join an international competition for school students and Catch a Star! Later, some of you helped to select winners by voting online for your favourite pictures. Douglas Pierce-Price from ESO reports on the results.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Henri Boffin and Douglas Pierce-Price from ESO, in Garching, Germany, investigate our celestial ancestry.
Ages: 16-19;
Stephen Parker from the European Commission describes a contest that demonstrates the truly astonishing achievements of some aspiring young scientists.
Ages: 16-19;
How do I become a star-chaser? How do we recognise particles that we don’t know? When will fusion power become available to mankind? Sabina Griffith from the European Fusion Development Agreement in Garching, Germany, describes the guided round-the-world trip through the science of the EIROforum…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Richard West describes the excitement and joy of discovering a new comet.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 8
Welcome to Valencia! The EU Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
| Issue 7
Free online teaching materials
Topics: Resources
| Issue 7
Fusion in the Universe: gamma-ray bursts
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 7
Students Catch a Star: researching and observing a solar eclipse
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 5
Fusion in the Universe: where your jewellery comes from
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 5
School students Catch a Star! in an astronomical competition
Topics: Events
| Issue 4
Fusion in the Universe: we are all stardust
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 3
Something special in the air
Topics: Events
| Issue 3
ESOF 2006: science close up and personal
Topics: Events
| Issue 3
The joy of discovery: a personal experience
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
