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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Plant biology – Dr Sue Rhee and Dr Selena Rice are building the Plant Cell Atlas, a comprehensive collection of everything scientists know about plant cells so far. Energy storage – As a society, we are dependent on energy. But after it is produced, this energy often needs to be stored until it is used.

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Top tips for engaging your STEM students

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Consider how every aspect, from food security to renewable energy technology, links to your subject. While experiments have a key role in biology (e.g., Geography students can demonstrate their understanding of contours by constructing a topographic model of a mapped landscape out of modelling clay.

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Does city life negatively affect wildlife?

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This is a great study, with the researchers suggesting that being overly aggressive could be negative for the birds, because it could be a waste of their energy, lower their survival, or increase human-wildlife conflict,” explains Sarah. Pathway from school to ecology • At high school and post-16, take classes in biology and geography.

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Farming on permafrost

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Instead of putting energy into the edible portions, the plant puts energy into seed production which can reduce edibility and flavour. If you are interested in geomorphology , consider studying physical geography, geology or Earth science at university. Could agriculture increase permafrost thaw?

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What is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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CLIMATE MODELS — big computer models that use maths, physics and chemistry to characterise how energy and matter (solid, gas or fluid) flow between the hydrosphere (oceans, ice, rivers and lakes), atmosphere and land. In the end, I chose a subject that incorporates all the topics I enjoyed at secondary school: physical geography.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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Davis has been working with Ashley Benítez Ou, a geography PhD student at the University of Connecticut, and their research has revealed significant differences in access to opportunities between different districts in Cusco. SANITATION – the process of keeping people and places clean, which requires clean water, latrines and sewage systems.

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Urban farming for urban families

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Meet David I majored in anthropology and biology at university. I took courses with a biological anthropologist who inspired me to study how humans use biology and culture to adapt (or not) to stressful environments such as food scarcity, extreme temperatures, and common diseases. Urban farms exist in cities all over the world.