Scientific education

Tel Aviv University's IGEM 2025 team. Photo by Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

Tel Aviv University's IGEM team leads breakthrough in synthetic biology against lung cancer and promotes national high school competition

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Along with developing models and software that could transform the study of lung cancer and genetic diseases, Tel Aviv University's IGEM team collaborated with the ORT Network and organized a synthetic biology competition for high school students with the participation of
Satellites aboard the Falcon 9 launcher in Operation TRANSPORTER 13 courtesy of SpaceX

"So far, 20 high school student satellites have been launched into space – a phenomenon unique to Israel"

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In most of the world, satellites are built by at least undergraduate students. This is according to Prof. Meir Ariel, head of the Space Engineering Center at the Faculty of Engineering at Tel Aviv University, who headed the Tevel 2 project, which was launched nine years ago.
Night launch of a Falcon 9 rocket for the Transporter 13 project, in which 9 Israeli student satellites were launched. Photo: SpaceX

A group of 9 research satellites built by Israeli high school students from all sectors was launched into space

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The Solar Observatory in Isfaia. Credit: Idan Media, Government Press Office

The Solaris Solar Observatory was established in a druz village in israel

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The observatory, located 550 meters above sea level, will be equipped with four telescopes adapted for observing the sun. In addition to its educational and scientific role, the observatory will also collaborate with industry to improve the protection of electronic equipment against
From the right: Moshe Medina, Director of the Beresheet 2 Mission Program - SpaceIL, Maria Cerra Noto, Director of International Relations at the Italian Space Agency, Shaked Meir Ben-Shoshan, Director of International Relations at the Israeli Space Agency, Uri Oron, Director of the Israeli Space Agency, Prof. Teodoro Valente, Director of the Italian Space Agency, Shimon Sarid, Director of SpaceIL. Photo: Oz Shechter, GPO

A cooperation agreement was signed between Israel and Italy to advance the Beresheet space mission to the Moon.

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The two countries will jointly manage the mission, each country will conduct advanced experiments on the lunar surface and its surroundings, advanced technologies will be developed, and resources will be dedicated to scientific education.
We have no alternative to the Earth. Climate crisis denial is rising with the help of selfish politics. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Climate crisis denial: how long will we bury our heads in the sand?

From the Baku climate conference to the election of Donald Trump: on what perceptual factors do climate deniers rely, and how do they affect the world?
The differences between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the fields of science. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Science summarized Trump's position against Harris' position on scientific issues. Trump wants to damage basic science as well, Harris - to his predecessor

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Ahead of the presidential elections, Science magazine examined the differences between the positions of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on science and environmental issues
Moon landing simulation. Photo: SpaceIL

Successful landing for Genesis 2 in a dedicated simulator developed in Israel

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The simulator was developed with the assistance of the Israeli company Sim Dot Space, which was founded by engineers who were involved in the Genesis 1 mission
The Science Garden at the Davidson Institute for Science Education. Photo by Ido Kagan

The science garden at the Weizmann/Davidson Institute was inaugurated

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The Klor Science Garden of the Davidson Institute for Science Education - the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, has undergone an upgrade in recent years so that it also reflects fields of knowledge that did not exist 25 years ago
Studies of science, technology and hi-tech from a young age. Illustration: depositphotos.com

High-tech and science studies from kindergarten to high school

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The Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Yifat Shasha-Biton and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Parkash-HaCohen promote an inter-ministerial five-year program to make studies accessible from the content world of the high-tech world, promoting scientific thinking from an early age
The medal ceremony. Credit: Center for Future Scientists.

Achievements of the Israeli national team in the European Olympiad for girls in mathematics

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The students of the "Jordan" school from Ma'ale Ephraim in Samaria who won first place. Source: Courtesy of the Israeli Center for Excellence in Education.

A space competition for school students has ended

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The Ministry of Science will award 15 million NIS this year for scholarships for mentoring

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A NASA robot. One of the lectures that will be held will be from a robot, who will explain about the future settlement of space. Source: NASA.

World Space Week events land in Israel's nightlife

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The National Library. Photo: Assaf Pinchuk, National Library.

On the occasion of the scientists' night: science enters a time capsule

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A new program will allow Israeli students to intern at NASA

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Sarah Ngosa at the annual Tech Women 2017 student conference that encourages outstanding female students to choose science and technology studies. Source: Courtesy of the Technion.

To see far, to see clearly

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Photo taken from an observation balloon in 2006, from an altitude of 22.8 km. On the left side you can see the Teton Range and Yellowstone Lake. Source: Montana State University.

Live broadcast of the solar eclipse online from fifty balloons

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Simulation of the "Venus" satellite. Source: Ministry of Science.

The high school students who will analyze the information from the Venus research satellite

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Bloodhound's supersonic car. Photography: DANIEL JONES.

Will Oracle "fly" the supersonic car to a record speed of over 1600 km/h?

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The physics team, with the medals, in Indonesia. Photo: Nitzan Artzi, courtesy of the Ministry of Education.

Achievement for the Israeli national teams in the Science Olympiads: gold medal in physics, 7 silver medals in mathematics and physics and 2 bronze medals

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From right to left: Prof. Zeev Gross, Ofir Shmol, Rina Sebastianov, Ben Pilarski, Ron Solan and Dr. Izna Nigel-Ettinger. Courtesy of the Technion spokesperson.

A silver medal and two bronze medals for the Israeli delegation to the International Chemistry Olympiad in Thailand

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Fake news is part of the immediate consequences of the age of the screen. Source: Stuart Rankin, based on an old cartoon.

Interrupted dialogue

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Walter. Source: Wikimedia.

You can't study science and technology without Walter

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Davidson Institute for Science Education Science Puzzles on Arizona Tnuva's Milk Cartons. PR photo

Science on milk

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The Israeli delegation to the Physics Olympiad 2015. Photo: Itamar Hasson

The Israeli physics team won five Olympic medals

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The development of mathematics and science studies 2000-2014. From a report of the Central Bureau of Statistics published on 11/5/14

A country haunted by demons: The CBS reports a consistent decrease since the year 2000 in the number of teachers and study hours for science - especially chemistry

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A photograph of the Las Vegas crater taken by the European Mars Express spacecraft on November 27, 2014. Photo: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin

90 thousand ordinary citizens broadcast a radio message to Mars to promote space exploration

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study science. Illustration: shutterstock

Forum - The Talent Gap / Rene P. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kovilius and Frank S. Worrell

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Teaching evolution in schools. Illustration: shutterstock

The Ministry of Education is bringing evolution back to schools: "In order for the students to understand the issue of ecology, it is important to understand the scientific basis for the differences between the species and the similarities between some of them: evolution"

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Gifted students in the lab. Photo: Davidson Institute

For the first time in Israel, a scientific research program for gifted students

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State President Shimon Peres on Science Day, at the Hebrew University, 26/3/2014. Photography: Yoav Ari Dudkevich

President Shimon Peres: "Israel is already a world power in brain research"* Minister Piron: Bring science back to schools

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Science studies. Photo: shutterstock

The missing piece/ Dr. Liat Ben David

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Astronaut James Newman in his lecture at the Scientists' Night at the Technion

"Science studies are the most interesting way to prepare for a life of interest and adventure"

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Minister Yaakov Perry met with senior officials of Kea Al Gharbia during the establishment of the scientific center. Photo: Ministry of Science, Technology and Space

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Space today inaugurated a new science center in Baqa al-Gharbia

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Chemistry experiment. Photo: Hamada - Center for Scientific Education in Tel Aviv

Education - upgrading the science teacher / Pat Wingert

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Skeletons of apes. From Wikipedia

Evolution against the secular: when the Ministry of Education considers emotions

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Dan Kuperman, the robot "Ed" and the students (from right to left) Yarin Frankel, Omer Shoshan and Omer Zamir. Photo: Technion spokespeople

A robot waiter developed by middle school students under the guidance of Technion researchers won an international competition for the title of "Best Habitual Robot"

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From the promotional video for the Google Science Fair project

The world's largest online science fair by Google in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology is underway

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Ko Or association logo, operates an educational project for children hospitalized for long periods in Israel's hospitals

The World ORT organization donates innovative robotics equipment to hospitalized children

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Dotan Berger

Dotan Berger from Ramat HaNegev won a bronze medal in the Geology Olympiad

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A flyer describing the theme park based on the story of Noah's Ark being built in Kentucky. PR photo

The anti-science crusade in America is getting stronger

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The chemical laboratory at the Dashan School. Photo: The Technion

A teaching method developed at the Technion improves the teaching of chemistry at the "Dashni" school

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Minister of Education Gideon Sa'ar presents an award to the students who won excellence awards, at the Science Museum in Jerusalem, 16/3/2011

Minister of Education, Gideon Sa'ar: "We will double the number of outstanding students in the field of science"

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Robot battle arena

The Nokia Hall will become an arena for dozens of robots that will compete with each other as part of the FIRST robotics competition

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Increasing the interest of young people in the field of chemistry

2011 - International Year of Chemistry

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In a unique community excavation and the largest in Israel to date, researchers from the University of Haifa together with school students from the area of ​​the Menashe Regional Council are uncovering Tel-Assor, a Canaanite settlement from the Bronze Age

The largest community archaeological excavation in Israel brought hundreds of XNUMXth graders out of their classrooms and into the excavation of the past

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eyes for the blind

"The Young Engineer" competition

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Hundreds of students in grades XNUMX-XNUMX will participate in the Robotics Olympiad at the Technion

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The Technion uploaded courses in mathematics and physics to the Internet

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