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Many of the national Science on Stage organisations are already beginning to select which teachers from their countries will attend the European teaching festival in 2011. Eleanor Hayes reports on the Austrian and Belgian events.
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Professor Eric Scerri is a leading philosopher of science who specialises in the history and philosophy of the periodic table.
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Lucy Patterson spoke to Nick Barker, a former secondary-school chemistry teacher and head of year who, after 12 years in the classroom, landed a dream job as a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Teacher Fellow.
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Nanoscale: Visualizing an Invisible World is a beautifully produced book, filled with engaging text and attractive illustrations, which provides a captivating tour of the ‘invisible’ world of the nanoscale.
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The scope of Why the Lion Grew its Mane: A Miscellany of Recent Scientific Discoveries from Astronomy to Zoology, as stated by the author, is to offer a “fascinating collection of recent discoveries that overturn popular conceptions, enter realms that were previously the preserve of science…
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Helke Hillebrand has always been fascinated by science, but on the back of a career in plant biology, her urge to work more closely with people helped her decide to go into tending young minds instead of new shoots. Vienna Leigh reports.
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Eleanor Hayes introduces the winners of the Science in School writing competition.
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Jörg Gutschank tells Vienna Leigh how his circus skills inspired him to take up teaching and saw him through his training – and how they help in the classroom.
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When I recently told a taxi driver that I was on my way to give a lecture on evolution in northern Germany, the young man asked me, looking straight ahead, “So, do you think Darwin got it right?” A bit taken aback, I answered that yes, by and large, Darwin had got it just right – only to be…
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URL: www.practicalchemistry.org
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Science on Stage: gathering momentum
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The Periodic Table: its Story and Significance, By Eric R Scerri
Topics: Resources
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A chemical bond: Nick Barker, linking schools and universities in the UK
Topics: Profiles
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Nanoscale: Visualizing an Invisible World, By Kenneth S Deffeyes (author) & Stephen E Deffeyes (illustrator)
Topics: Resources
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Why the Lion Grew its Mane: a Miscellany of Recent Scientific Discoveries from Astronomy to Zoology, By Lewis Smith
Topics: Resources
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Sowing the seeds of science: Helke Hillebrand
Topics: Profiles
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The winners of the Science in School writing competition
Topics: Events
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Juggling careers: science and teaching in Germany
Topics: Profiles
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Why Evolution is True, By Jerry A. Coyne
Topics: Resources
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The Practical Chemistry website, maintained by a team led by Emma Woodley of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry
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