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Science in School: Issue 71 now available
5 February 2025
The latest issue of the free magazine Science in School is now available online. This European journal for science teachers offers up-to-date information on cutting-edge science, teaching materials, science education projects, interviews with inspiring scientists and teachers, reviews of books, and many other useful resources for science teachers. It aims to promote science teaching by encouraging communication between teachers, scientists and others involved in European science education.
In the first issue of 2025 we’ve put together a collection of articles for exploring protein science in the classroom since proteins play a key role in almost all biological processes, as well as having important applications in medicine and industry. In detail you will find this:
Learn how modified peptides called peptoids are being used to create biocompatible peptoid hydrogels for long-acting drug release to overcome dosing challenges in serious diseases like HIV. Discover plasma-activated water: a powerful eco-friendly disinfectant created with just water, air, and electricity.
Looking for classroom activities?
Try hands-on experiments to explore the effects of albedo on ocean ice, or explore electrochemistry by discussing Galvani and Volta's historical debate on electrochemistry and then building your own voltaic pile. Experiment with phages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, to learn about protein biology and microbiology, or play the educational escape game ‘Village of the Future’ to deepen your knowledge of electricity and renewable energy.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight European intergovernmental scientific research organisations, of which ESO is a member. The journal addresses science teaching both across Europe and across disciplines, highlighting the best in teaching and cutting-edge research. Article submissions for future issues are welcomed, whether from researchers giving a deeper understanding of a specific scientific topic or from teachers or other science educators describing innovative activities to introduce modern science into the classroom. You can read the guidelines for submissions here.
Numerous articles, as well as versions translated into many European languages, can be found online. If you would like to volunteer to translate Science in School articles into your own language for publication online, please see the guidelines on the Science in School website.
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The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre
The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre is a cooperation between the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). The building is a donation from the Klaus Tschira Stiftung (KTS), a German foundation, and ESO runs the facility.
EIROForum
The European Intergovernmental Research Organisation forum, EIROForum, brings together eight of Europe’s largest research organisations. The eight EIROforum organisations have extensive expertise in the areas of basic research and the management of large, international infrastructures, facilities and research programmes.
It is the mission of EIROforum to combine the resources, facilities and expertise of its member organisations to support European science in reaching its full potential.
By promoting inspiring science teaching, EIROforum motivates and encourages young people to explore scientific subjects, and shows them that science is a rewarding career.
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