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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
Reproduction
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
Energy transfer
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
Solar System
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...
Sea tubes to solve climate crisis?
Atmosphere & climate change
The media are full of doom and gloom about climate change. Scientists are usually...
Our atmosphere: the hottest investment on the Planet!
Atmospheric pollution
We have all got used to economic growth. Companies sell more, and we earn more to buy...
Sulphur
Elements & compounds
Sulphur is usually the element fingered for the blame when it comes to pollution. But...
New faces
Cells
Scientists plan to carry out full face transplants by the end of the year - they will...
Bionic Vision
Nervous system
When disease attacks your light sensing cells, there is no cure. You just go blind!...
Mobiles for kids?
Ideas & evidence
Should youngsters have their own mobiles? The government's adviser on radiation thinks...
Pump Wars
Energy resources
We are facing an energy crisis. Fossil fuels are running out. Until now, cars have run...
Say No to poor health
8C Microbes and disease
Poverty and poor health go together. But could the connection be broken? Bill Gates...
Poo power or nuclear power?
Energy resources
Poo is always of interest to the school population - and here it is as a potential...
Hoodie be gone
Sound
With teenagers being told to put down their 'hoodies' when entering shopping complexes...
Think big
Energy transfer
Students become members of a consultancy firm which specialises in sustainable...
