Unfold Your World: using art to explore the story of life
Explore the form and function of ‘nature’s tiny sculptures’ – proteins – with an engaging art competition from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
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An ocean in the school lab: carbon dioxide at sea
Did you know that carbon dioxide dissolves in bodies of water and affects the ocean? Explore the effect of carbon dioxide on ocean chemistry with these practical activities.
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Accelerate your teaching with links to cutting-edge science
Accelerate Your Teaching is a free online course for high-school teachers. Discover how particle accelerator stories can bring a range of STEM topics to life.
Beyond solids and liquids: the science of slime
Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? It’s slime! Make slime to explore viscoelasticity and then complete a material science design challenge.
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Towards sustainable nutrition: could mealworms provide a solution?
Mealworms are insects with a high nutritional value and could provide a source of animal protein that is more sustainable than traditional livestock.
Biology, Chemistry, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
Saving the Earth Hollywood-style
Challenge your students to save the Earth from an asteroid collision, using calculations based on the Hollywood sci-fi fantasy film…
Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
How do materials science engineers choose fabrics for parachutes?
Fabrics are not just for fashion: explore the processes materials science engineers use when selecting fabrics by designing a…
Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Careers in STEM
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