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Monitor air pollution with your phone

16/10/2015

An initiative from the Netherlands asks the public to attach a small device to their smartphones and measure atmospheric pollution.
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Teachers' Autumn Workshop in Reykjavík

13/10/2015

Over the weekend of 25 to 27 September 2015, 43 Scientix Ambassadors and Deputy Ambassadors from around Europe met in the city of Reykjavik, Iceland, where they attended the second and last of the Scientix Teachers' Autumn Workshops.
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Together for the future of STEM

13/10/2015

Around four hundred participants attended the Scientix National Conference in the Netherlands on 1 and 2 October 2015. Entitled "Together for the future of STEM talent," the conference was held in the country's capital Amsterdam.
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557 schools in the Eratosthenes experiment

12/10/2015

Hundreds of students went out at noon on 23 September 2015 to measure the length of a shadow reflected from a one meter long stick which was standing upright. Classes that participated in this experiment can submit photos of it by 23 October 2015, possibly winning a scholarship for a summer academy.
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Where student create curricula

09/10/2015

How do you make science curricula relevant to your students and their life beyond the lab and classroom? One way is to ask them to design their own curriculum. This is the idea behind Go-Lab's The Big ideas of Science challenge.
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Join an exploration of the respiratory system

08/10/2015

Teachers of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects are invited to register for a Distance Learning Activity exploring the respiratory system, from 12 to 16 October 2015.
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Winners of the Entrepreneurial Schools Award

07/10/2015

Eleven schools, from the same number of countries, qualified for the Entrepreneurial Schools Award and will receive an award during a ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on 15 October 2015.
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EUCYS winners are Europe's next generation of scientists

06/10/2015

Every year, the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) showcases the best projects developed by young scientists in many different fields from across Europe and beyond. The 27th edition was held this year, with the event taking place in Milan from 17 to 21 September as part of EXPO2015.
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Celebrate the World Teachers' Day!

05/10/2015

This day is dedicated to teachers who every day enrich our societies through their activities. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) reminds us that teachers are key to sustainability and national capacity in achieving learning and knowledge driven societies.
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Classroom ideas for World Space Week

05/10/2015

In 1999, the United Nations declared that the week from 4 to 10 October should be dedicated to space-related activities. This is a great opportunity to organise innovative classroom experiments, and to show students of all ages how fascinating space science can be.
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