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Children join Uncle Albert's niece Gedanken as she drinks from the magic bottle and shrinks down into the tiny world of jumping quarks and electrons. They help her and the White Rabbit explore a wonderland of light and matter where nothing is what it seems. Even today scientists remain baffled by their discoveries...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
The story of the author's upbringing in wartime England and the development of his fascination with chemistry.
Uncovering the Magical World of Signalling
This Catalyst article takes a look at the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2012 who revealed how cells communicate.
All functions of the human body require signals to be released, detected by a receptor in the right place and an appropriate response to be mounted. For example, hormones can be...
This book, a collection of the finest photographs ever taken underwater in deep Antarctica, illuminates a world brimming with strange and beautiful life forms. For the first time anywhere, Under Antarctic Ice brings...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Under Pressure
This simulation can be used to explore pressure under and above water and see how pressure changes as you change fluids, gravity, container shapes, and volume.
Sample learning objectives include:
*Describe how pressure changes in air and water as a function of depth.
*Describe what variables...
This series uses large, arresting photograph s to show machines at work in different places. Simple illustrations pick out special features and the text describes th e importance of these machines in everyday life...
This series offers a comprehensive and up-to-date approach to all aspects of the human body. Each book looks in detail at a topic and uses close-ups to reveal inner...