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Diagnosis - A and E activity from Wikid
Heart & lung disease
Technology has revolutionised medical diagnosis. Here the students take the role of...
Addicted to energy
Energy resources
This activity, set in the context of choosing a birthday gift gets students thinking...
Backstage science
Work & power
The glitz and glamour of the Oscars is over for another year. But the work of...
Three Parents
DNA
Newcastle scientists recently created a human embryo with three separate parents. The...
Cannabis
Drugs
New Zealand and UK scientists have found that smoking just one joint of cannabis a day...
Bulb danger
Periodic table
Poisonous mercury from low energy light bulbs is a risk to users, says a recent...
Biodiesel
Fuels
UK fuel prices have reached all time highs. The EU and US hope biofuels will prevent...
Sputnik at 50
Forces
50 years ago the launch of Sputnik 1 heralded a new stage in human exploration and...
Top Dog
Inheritance of characteristics
With Crufts behind them for another year, breeders and judges are now preparing for...
If... the lights go out
Generating electricity
A recent TV programme predicted the dramatic consequences of a nationwide break in...
Sulphur
Periodic table
Sulphur is usually the element fingered for the blame when it comes to pollution. But...
Say No to poor health
8C Microbes and disease
Poverty and poor health go together. But could the connection be broken? Bill Gates...
New faces
Cells
Scientists plan to carry out full face transplants by the end of the year - they will...
Pump Wars
Energy resources
We are facing an energy crisis. Fossil fuels are running out. Until now, cars have run...
Mobiles for kids?
Ideas & evidence
Should youngsters have their own mobiles? The government's adviser on radiation thinks...
Our atmosphere: the hottest investment on the Planet!
Atmosphere & climate change
We have all got used to economic growth. Companies sell more, and we earn more to buy...
Hoodie be gone
Sound
With teenagers being told to put down their 'hoodies' when entering shopping complexes...
Poo power or nuclear power?
Energy resources
Poo is always of interest to the school population - and here it is as a potential...
