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PSTT Tom’s ‘Golden Age of Islamic Science’ is a great resource that can be found on the @RoySocChem website. @1001inventions also has more of Tom’s ideas in their resources. Tom’s totally passionate about sharing the Muslim legacy and contribution to science. #primaryscience
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"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." Happy #RoaldDahlDay
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Ripe bananas glow blue under UV light. (Photo credit: endolith)
Bananas glowing blue under UV light

ALT Bananas glowing blue under UV light

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Half of the atoms in your body were made outside the Milky Way.
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Mrs Johnson@MrsJohnsonUK31 Aug 2019
Anyone teaching Earth and Space this year? I’ve found this amazing LED beach ball in Aldi for less than £5! @HiveYear5
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Roman feasts used to contain delicacies including stuffed dormouse, flamingo’s tongue and fish custard.
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CREST Awards@CRESTAwards3 Sep 2019
We're delighted to announce the theme for our @ScienceWeekUK activity packs! The 2020 packs are centered around 'Our diverse world'. Keep an eye out for more #BritishScienceWeek announcements #BSW20
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Applications for the #STEMinspiration Awards close on 10 September, so there's still time to get your nominations in 📅 .@UKRI_News is sponsoring these awards and will be sending the winners to the world-renowned @CERN! Find out more and apply: bit.ly/2RSxfGa
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How do teachers learn to ask good questions? Find out in this recently published article by our fab science team: tinyurl.com/y69u47ve @DrColinForster @JudePenny2 @RussShalofsky
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Latest edition of Secondary STEM Update is now available mailchi.mp/984c8072baa8/seco…. You can subscribe to all our newsletters at primary-science.co.uk/#/reso…
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The oldest parasite DNA to date has been sequenced from ancient mitochondrial DNA found in fossilised puma poo. Radiocarbon-dated to 16,570–17,000 years ago, towards the end of the last ice age, it's a type of roundworm which still infests animals today > theguardian.com/science/2019…

Oldest parasite DNA yet recorded found in prehistoric puma poo

Coprolite reveals felines in southern Andes had roundworm 17,000 years ago, long before humans got there

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Oscillations of different periods go out of sync, create harmonics and then join back together in an endless #physics dance 🎵🎶 #teaching #teachphysics #STEM #becurious
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Wow Science@WowScienceHQ27 Mar 2019
This competition is for 11-19 year olds but it's a great starting point for creativity and you could do a similar activity with a younger class.
British Science Association@BritSciAssoc27 Mar 2019
We've launched a new national #STEM initiative, inviting students to create innovative solutions that have the potential to change our future industries, society & the environment. Find out/take part in our Youth Industrial Strategy Competition here: yisc.org.uk #YISC
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Wow Science@WowScienceHQ15 Mar 2019
Has your class entered the #BritishScienceWeek poster competition. The theme is 'journeys' and the deadline is April 5th. Enter as an individual or as a group: bit.ly/2kAWBq7 bit.ly/2kAWBq7
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The Milky Way weighs about 3,000 trillion trillion trillion tonnes
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Teaching is a hugely rewarding career, but it can also be challenging and stressful. The wellbeing of teachers matters just as much as that of pupils, so we’re launching an advisory group to work with us to improve teacher wellbeing. 👉gov.uk/government/news/suppo… #ascl2019 @ASCL_UK
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Finishing off @ScienceWeekUK with Charles Darwin, one of the most influential figures in human history. On HMS Beagle he collected 13 species of fossil mammal. These extinct creatures were related to living species in South America inspiring him to investigate further #BSW19
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We hope everyone has had a fantastic #BSW19! We've been updating our resources & we'd like to share 'Cross-Curricular Science and History' with you. Browse the 12 #free #resources that are suitable for #KS2 & #KS3. 👍 pstt.org.uk/resources/curric… #PriSci #CrossCurricular #History
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Thomas Edison patented his phonograph or speaking machine #OnThisDay in 1878. The device was the first that was also able to play back the sound it captured (a handy development!), originally recording the sound on a cylinder wrapped in tinfoil. Subseque… bit.ly/2XbBlv3
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