The junior team of the local football club has been promoted to the top division of the regional league after a good season. The sporting success is to be rewarded with new kits for the team. The chairman of the…
“Animal, veggi or vegan?” is a question that is also being asked about fruit gums. “Classic” gummy bears contain gelatine. Agar-agar is often used as a counter term to gelatine. However, more often pectins are used for the production of…
Our food supply is largely dependent on imports of agricultural products. The war in Ukraine, which is a major producer of wheat and oilseeds, and the resulting disruption of supply chains make us painfully aware of this. Now, some European…
Plastic bottles, made of polymers (polyethylene terephthalate, PET), are part of our daily lives, but, unfortunately, they often end up in our terrestrial environment. The plastic structures decay and over time transform into microplastic, which travels through and mixes with…
Smell is one of the basic senses through which we perceive scents or odours caused by chemical substances in the inhaled air. Smell is related to the taste of food, it is used in aromatherapy, but it can also warn…
Spring is here, holidays are approaching and as an end-of-exams celebration, students and their families throw a lot of confetti over the celebrating ones. Confetti is difficult to clean up and often end up in the stormwater in shape of micro…
According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than seven million people die every year due to air pollution. Air pollutants arise from a wide variety of natural processes (e.g. forest fires, volcanoes, and bacteria) and human activities (use of motor…
Swimming water quality is checked annually using standard EU guidelines. In this unit, students will explore these guidelines, assess local water quality, and use biology, chemistry, and math to provide advice to the local tourist office based on their findings….
