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7 Popular Science Museums

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Museum of Natural Sciences, Brussels The Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels hosts the largest dinosaur exhibit in the world. The Museum of Natural Sciences contains several galleries and sections. Visit the website of City of Space. Visit the museum's website.

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Indoor STEM Activities for Kids

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The Magic of Kitchen Chemistry Chemistry is all around us, especially in the kitchen! It’s a fantastic way to get students excited about science through hands-on learning. This edible activity introduces the magic of chemistry in food science and can easily be implemented at home or in the classroom.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Scientific simulations — an advanced type of computational model that not only represents a real-world phenomenon, but aims to predict how the phenomenon might change under different conditions or parameters. Software — a set of instructions, scripts or programmes that are used to operate computers and perform specific tasks.

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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

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It is therefore vital that students see the benefits – for themselves and their societies – of learning national sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics. As John Doerr, successful venture capitalist and early investor in Google, recently phrased it: “Sustainability is the next computer science”.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Bright Science is a free YouTube channel of over 1300 study videos for high schoolers (or precocious middle schoolers). Most are about five minutes (some longer, some shorter) and cover topics like chemistry, physics, calculus, geometry, biology, Algebra, trigonometry, grammar, ACT prep, and SAT prep. Education.com Songs.

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Behind the screens: the crystals that flow like rain down a windowpane

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When was the last time you looked at a computer, TV, phone or tablet? If you are interested in soft matter, it would also be good to study another science, such as chemistry or biology. Building mathematical models and analysing physical experiments require coding skills, so computer studies may also be useful.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Synthetic biologists use them like tiny workspaces for novel chemistry. (© Pathway from school to synthetic biologist Biomolecular science forms the knowledge foundation of synthetic biology. Sasha recommends taking biology and chemistry at college/post-16, as well as learning computational skills.

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