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Characteristics of life

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Gewässergetier Foto

Aquatic animals - organisms in the stream and pond

When talking about animals in streams and ponds, children usually think of fish and frogs. The fact that there are other animals in these habitats that are…

Bioindikation

In murky waters - bioindication

How do we actually know how healthy a body of water is? Researchers use biological diversity as a criterion for water quality, among other things. Based on the…

Mikroskopieren

Making it big – microscopy

Astronomers use the telescope to study the vast universe, and biologists use the microscope to examine microorganisms. But under the microscope we can also see…

Pumpen Pipelines

Pumps and pipelines – water transport in trees

Just like other plants, trees also need water to survive. But how do trees “drink”? How do they absorb water? And how do they transport it from their roots to…

Experiment-Links
Bacteriopolis Main

Bacteriopolis

Make a home for a colorful community of microorganisms. This endlessly fascinating living artwork reveals the colorful microorganisms living in the mud and…

Life Size Main

Life Size

Explore the size and scale of microscopic biology. Not only is it hard to conceptualize things that are too small to see, it’s often surprising to discover the…

Seed Germinators Main

Seed Germinator

Watch the life of a plant embryo unfold. What goes on underground when seeds are sprouting? Make yourself a window into the process of plant development.

Tiny Hot Pile Main

Tiny Hot Pile

Microbial decomposers heat things up. No yard? No problem. Make a mini indoor compost pile, and look for evidence of microbial metabolism.

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Bakterien als Künstler Damen

Bakterien als Künstler - Damen

Creative Microorganisms A narrow aquarium is filled with sediment from an old pond. In its various layers and under different aerobic and anaerobic…

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Bakterien als Künstler - Herren

Creative Microorganisms A narrow aquarium is filled with sediment from an old pond. In its various layers and under different aerobic and anaerobic…

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Goal-oriented grass

Growing in the Right Direction. Plants, such as grasses, have cells that perceive gravity. This enables them to recognize where above and below is, and they…

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Hot heap

Life generates Heat. The living organisms contained in a compost heap, such as bacteria and fungi, break down dead organic material and thereby gain energy…

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Mimose

Unattractive Survival. The leaves of the mimosa fold up as soon as you touch them. With this survival strategy the mimosa protects itself from predators,…

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Teeming world in water

Struggle for Survival on the Small Scale. A sample from the stream in Technorama Park contains different organisms. Even with the naked eye you can see it…

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Acoustics

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Aggregate states

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Algorithms

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Animals, plants, habitats

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Atomic and quantum physics

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Atomic structure

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Automats

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Biology

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Buoyancy

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Chaos

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Chemical Reactions

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Chemistry

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Colors

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Computer science

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Cryptology

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Currents

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Data and information

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Design elements

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Earth sciences

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Electricity

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Electricity and energy

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Electricity and magnetism

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Elektromagnetismus

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Encryption