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Low Prep Activities: Quick and Easy Ideas for Engaging Learning

STEM Sport

Colorful Chemistry Introduce kindergarteners to the magic of colors by conducting simple color-mixing experiments using water, food coloring, and empty glass jars. Low Prep STEM Activities for Middle School DIY Compass Challenge Middle schoolers can embark on a DIY adventure by making their compass using a needle and magnet.

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How can community engagement projects empower STEM students?

Futurum

They use the data from these sensors to conduct their own research projects to investigate air quality in New Orleans, and they work closely with high schools to deploy the sensors around their local community. Even on a good day, the intricacies of particle physics and inorganic chemistry can be difficult to grasp.

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

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In 2008, Dr Shimomura was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work, alongside Dr Chalfie and Dr Tsien. Read more about their research: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2008/illustrated-information. Chemistry is useful for understanding the chemical reactions that happen in cells. . •

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Taking metal to extremes

Futurum

When elements are mixed in the right way, some remarkable chemistry can create a product that is completely different to any of the ingredients. I then turned my head to architecture, then engineering, then chemistry, until eventually, I came across materials science. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO EXPERIMENTAL METALLURGY.

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

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This project is investigating how computing, the internet of things and data science can generate information that people can use to make their future places healthier. DATA SCIENCE – encompasses preparing data for analysis, including cleansing, aggregating and manipulating the data to perform advanced data analysis.

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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

Futurum

However, changes in metal chemistry appear to be more marked in diseased brains than in healthy brains. Secondly, because a better description of how brain chemistry is changing in these disorders might create opportunities for better treatment.”. Moreover, these techniques can damage or change the metal chemistry within brain samples.

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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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This software is needed to collect and analyse the data from images, as well as to create simulations and compare their results. Because computational methods originated in the natural sciences, some disciplines, such as chemistry and physics, have lots of research software at their disposal. Pathway from school to RSE.