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Intrigue your students with some surprising experiments – it’s a great way to challenge their intuitions and explore the laws of mechanics.
Ages: 14-16;
Simulate a neuron in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Why does it rain? Can we predict it? Give physics students a mass of weather data and some information technology, and they can try working this out for themselves.
Ages: 16-19;
What happens inside magnets? This fun activity for primary school pupils helps them find out – by turning themselves into a magnet.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
This June, students from around Europe met in Portugal to compete in the European CanSat competition. One of their teachers tells us more.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
Ages: 16-19;
Astronomers are still trying to discover exactly why galaxies formed in spiral shapes, and what’s likely to happen to our galaxy in the future.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Plasma is the fourth state of matter, after solid, liquid and gas – but what is it like and what can it do? Plasma globes allow us to answer these questions – and more.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Studies of radiocarbon are helping scientists to understand how neurons remain stable yet adaptable.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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;
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When things don’t fall: the counter-intuitive physics of balanced forces
Topics: Physics
| Issue 38
The resting potential: introducing foundations of the nervous system
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 38
Wind and rain: meteorology in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Earth science
| Issue 38
Be a magnet for a day
Topics: Physics
| Issue 38
European CanSat Competition 2016
Topics: Inspire, Events
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Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Topics: Physics, Biology, Teach
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Galaxies: genesis and evolution
Topics: Understand, Physics, Astronomy / space
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Plasma: The fourth state
Topics: Physics
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The element of surprise
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Topics: Earth science, Mathematics, General science
