Science in School

Kick-start scientific and societal discussions with the animated cartoon Professor Balthazar! 🎬
Professor Balthazar is a problem-solving cartoon character, invented in the 1960s by the famous Zagreb School of Animation, whose adventures provide an informal and fun starting point to approach curriculum topics in the classroom.

Our Inspire article picks up on several episodes and shows how they can be used as discussion starters for topics such as AI, space science, pollution, and the scientific method.

But see for yourself and read the article here: https://scienceinschool.org/article/2026/teaching-science-with-cartoons-zagreb-school-of-animation/

Can your students see invisible air currents? 💨
This classroom activity uses mist to make convection currents visible, turning an invisible process into something students can observe, question, and explain.

The activity also invites students to think like scientists: making predictions, testing explanations, and using evidence to understand what is really happening.

Try for yourself, the whole teaching activity guide can be found in issue 64: https://scienceinschool.org/article/2023/misty-way-see-convection-currents/

Science in School would like to bring more articles on the fast-developing fields of artificial intelligence or biomedicine into the classrooms. Therefore, we are looking for educators and scientists who would like to contribute to that! 🖋🖋🖋

Have you developed a classroom activity on responsible AI use, AI in research, or biomedical topics such as cancer development, the immune system, diagnostics, or drug discovery (just to give you an example)? Or would you like to share fascinating insights from your own research in these fields?

Send us a short proposal or get in touch to arrange a Zoom call by email ([email protected]).

You can find author guidelines here: https://scienceinschool.org/submit-article/

Try these three simple hands-on experiments on induced currents! ⚡🧲

Students explore magnetic flux and develop an intuition for Faraday’s law of induction and Lenz’s law, using only a few commonly available materials.
A fun and practical way to make electromagnetism easier to see, test, and understand.

Read the full guide to the experiments in our latest issue (Issue 78): https://scienceinschool.org/article/2026/generating-induced-currents/

You are incredible! 🌍👏

Over the past three months, students from around the world have submitted their articles to our writing contest. It is inspiring to see so many young people engaging with science, sustainability, and science communication.
We are incredibly excited to read all your entries! Whether or not your article is selected as a winner, every participant deserves a huge round of applause for the research, creativity, and effort they have put in!

We will need some time to read all of the entries. Winners are announced beginning of October.

Today is the last chance to submit your article with the required submission form!

We are excited to read all the entries. 🙌

PS: All participants should check their emails for a confirmation or requests to send missing documents after the submission.

Teach ocean literacy with interactive maps! 🌊🗺️
The European Atlas of the Seas is a free, multilingual tool that lets students explore real data on natural and socio-economic features, thereby support lessons on ocean science, geography, climate change, sustainability, transport, tourism, and more.
And in the Teachers Corner, you can find ready-to-use map-based exercises!

We featured this tool in Issue 61. Read the article to find out more: https://scienceinschool.org/article/2023/european-seas-atlas/

Our Student Writing Contest is coming to an end soon. The last days before the submission deadline have started! ⌛

All guidelines for the contest can be found on our website: https://scienceinschool.org/article/2026/science-in-school-student-writing-contest-2026/

Do you already know the European Blue School Network? 🌊
In our latest issue, we introduce this inspiring initiative, where students explore real water and ocean challenges and develop a sense of responsibility for aquatic ecosystems.
Get inspired by different Blue School projects and apply with your own!
Besides that, you can find useful links to free teaching resources that you can use directly in the classroom.

Read the article here: https://scienceinschool.org/article/2026/blue-schools-classrooms-explore-water-ocean-challenges/

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What does it take to land safely on the Moon? 🌕🚀

Today is International Moon Day, marking the anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon. What better day to feature this classroom activity from our archive in which students explore gravity, Newtonian physics, forces and vectors, and the different conditions on Earth and the Moon?
It pairs perfectly with the Understand article on tides in our latest issue, offering another perspective on gravity and Earth-Moon interactions.

Find the teaching material here: https://scienceinschool.org/article/2021/landing-moon-planning-and-designing-lunar-lander/