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Understand Invader_ISS_teaser
| Issue 32

Pixels, pictures and powering up

Science in School is published by EIROforum a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from EIROs.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry

Teach issue32temi_teaser
| Issue 32

The magic sand mystery

Using an everyday toy can introduce mystery into the classroom and help explain chemistry.

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

Teach issue32_writing_teaser
| Issue 32

Once upon a time there was a pterodactyl…

Adapting the steps of the scientific method can help students write about science in a vivid and creative way. 

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Science and society, General science
 

Teach black_body_teaser
| Issue 31

Starlight inside a light bulb

Different stars shine with different colours, and you can use a light bulb to help explain why.

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

Teach issue31_fruity_ink_teaser
| Issue 31

An artistic introduction to anthocyanin inks

Making pH-sensitive inks from fruits and vegetables is a creative variation of the cabbage-indicator experiment.

Ages: <11, 11-14;
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General science
               

Teach coding_teaser
| 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
       

Teach socientize5_teaser
| 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
           

Inspire Alom_Mischa,Giant-bubbles_credit_Royal-Institution_teaser
| 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
 

Teach issue30eco_energy
| Issue 30

A classroom hydrogen economy

Could hydrogen be the best alternative for fossil fuels? This demonstration shows how a hydrogen economy might work in practice.

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