Stealth learning – how chemical card games can improve student participation
Play your cards right: Everyone enjoys playing games, so use chemical card games to get students to learn through play without them realising.
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Click does the trick: understanding the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Why was a Nobel prize awarded for 'click chemistry'? Learn about the ground-breaking advance behind this simple-sounding name.
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Exploring the dialogue between trees and soil microbes
Talking trees: discover how trees use chemicals to communicate with soil microbes and how this could impact their ability to act as carbon sinks.
Particle Detectives: boldly bringing particle physics outreach to new frontiers
Turn your students into particle detectives and spark an interest in particle physics with an engaging and inexpensive science show for all ages.
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Since the first PISA study in 2000, changes in the system and innovations in the classroom have improved performance in…
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