The eruption of Mount Tavurvur volcano on August 29th, 2014. Captured by Phil McNamara.
This video relates to the Quake, Rattle and Roll! issue of Whizz Pop Bang science magazine.
Watch a volcano erupting in Papua New Guinea
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International women and girls in science day!
Big shout out to Whizz Pop Bang girls today – it’s international women and girls in science day 👩🏽🔬🎉👨🏼🔬👏🏾 We’re hugely proud to be inspiring scientists of the future… girls & boys!
Thanks to these two super scientists from Shaw Ridge primary school for sending in their rendition of the periodic table song, you’ve got amazing memories!👇🏿
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WIN! FReNeTiC the awesome new word game for science-lovers!
To celebrate the official launch of 150 years of the Periodic Table we’re giving away this brilliant brand new game FReNeTiC
FReNeTiC is the word game frenzy that pits players againt the clock – and the elements! Racing to make words from symbols of the Periodic Table, you score by adding together the atomic numbers of the elements you use… perfect for science, maths and word lovers!
To enter simply answer the question below by midnight on 10th February. Full terms and conditions on our website.
One of the elements in the periodic table is named after a famous female scientist, is it…
a) Margaret Curry
b) Mary Carey
c) Marie Curie
Go!!! 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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WIN! A Wiggly worm kit🤞🏽
We’ve got 5 of these Nick Baker wiggly Worm World kits to give away in our RUBBISH SCIENCE issue! Enter the competition on page 33 and get your entries in by 10th Feb. Good luck!
Thanks to Interplay UK for supplying these kits.
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10 Awesomely Amazing recycling heroes!
Big shout out to our 10 Awesomely Amazing recycling heroes in our RUBBISH SCIENCE issue!
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1. Melati and Isabel Wijsen who set up Bye Bye Plastic Bags
2. Sammie Vance with her recycled plastic buddy benches
3. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu who set up soleRebels designing shoes from old tyres
4. Ryan Hickman, age 9 runs his own recycling company
5. Aaron Westbrook 3D prints prosthetic limbs from recycled plastic
6. Anna Bullus who set up Gumdrop ltd making shoes with pink soles from recycled gum
7. Esther Bird campaigned to stop single-use plastics being used at her school
8. Julia Bray, Ashton Cofer and Luke and Natalie Clay converted styrofoam cups into activated carbon
9. Zymal Umer set up Zee Bags to make gift bags from recycled newspaper
10. Amy and Ella Meek from Kids Against Plastic campaign to help families, cafes and councils to be ‘Plastic Clever’
So inspiring to see so many kids taking the initiative, the future’s looking greener everyone! 👍🏽
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SPACE NEWS: Not so simple Cimon
The relationship between an astronaut and a flying robot took a surprising turn when the robot stopped doing what it was told. Cimon (which stands for Crew Interactive MObile Companion) is a football-sized intelligent robot that flies around the International Space Station. Cimon was designed to keep the astronauts company and to help them with their work. Recently, astronaut Alexander Gerst asked Cimon to play his favourite song. But when asked to stop and do something different, Cimon carried on talking about music, and eventually said “Don’t be so mean, please”.
While Cimon has been put away for the time being, Gerst hopes to see him back in action soon.
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SPECTACULAR SCIENCE: Glass Frog Heartbeat
These extraordinary tree-dwelling frogs live mostly in tropical areas of Central and South America. Most are tiny, ranging in size from 3 cm to 7.5 cm. They are usually green in colour, except for their undersides, where the skin is transparent. This makes it easy to see their internal organs, including their beating hearts!
Unlike tree frogs, glass frogs have forward-facing eyes. They have excellent eyesight for hunting prey at night.
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ECO NEWS: Greta Thunberg’s speech at UN Climate Change COP24 Conference
A 15-year-old girl took world leaders to task over their failure to act on climate change. Speaking at a United Nations climate conference in December, Greta Thunberg, a young climate activist from Sweden, told climate change negotiators they were “not mature enough to tell it like it is.” She accused them of focusing on economic growth because they were “too scared of being unpopular”. “But I don’t care about being popular,” said Greta. “I care about climate justice and the living planet.”
Greta was eight years old when she first learnt about climate change, and she was shocked to see how little was being done about it. Since then she has campaigned for adults to put our planet’s future before making money.
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AIR POLLUTION: An invisible threat
Whizz Pop Bang air pollution feature
How can science help? In this article we help children understand what causes air pollution, and how we as individuals can help to improve air quality. This article was featured in the SMALL WONDER issue of Whizz Pop Bang science magazine for kids, to buy this issue visit our online shop.
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Map of Whizz Pop Bang families across the UK!
Having attended the British Science Association Diversity in STEM APPG meeting about regional disparity, we wanted to see how far and wide our readers are spread across the UK.
As you can see from this image, we have Whizz Pop Bang subscribers everywhere! We’re thrilled to see just how far and wide our readership spreads; with children and their families in the Shetlands, Outer Hebrides, Orkney Islands, Isles of Scilly and many parts of Wales enjoying our magazine. And it doesn’t stop here, we have subscribers worldwide and our aims for 2019 are to grow our international readership to reach many more children, both at home and in schools.
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