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Elisabeth Schepers from the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, introduces a school programme linking climate change and the future of traffic technology.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Ellen Raphael from the charity Sense About Science explains why peer review is so important in science, and describes how an existing guide is being adapted to meet the needs of science teachers.
Ages: not applicable;
Paul Tafforeau from the University of Poitiers and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, explains what synchrotron X-ray studies of fossil teeth can tell us about the evolution of orang-utans – and our own origins.
Ages: 16-19;
Caroline Molyneux, from Balshaw’s Church of England High School, UK, explains how she kick-starts her classes and helps her students remember certain lessons, facts or concepts.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Jenny List, a young particle physicist working at DESY in Germany, leads her own research group to find out how the Universe works. She talks to Barbara Warmbein.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Isabel Plantier teaches biology and geology to 15-year-old students in Portugal. She has been teaching for 25 years and tells Sai Pathmanathan that time really does fly when you’re having fun.
Ages: not applicable;
Naheed Alizadeh from Imperial College, London, UK, explains how and why the INSPIRE project is trying to make inspirational science lessons, clubs, and master classes regular features of the state school timetable in the UK.
Ages: not applicable;
Does alchemy sound too good to be true? Paola Rebusco, Henri Boffin and Douglas Pierce-Price, from ESO in Garching, Germany, describe how creating gold – and other heavy metals – is possible, though sadly not in the laboratory.
Ages: 16-19;
The most exciting recent education event for me was Science on Stage, EIROforum’s international teaching festival. I enjoyed meeting many of the 500 teachers attending from 28 countries – listening to their suggestions, hearing about their experience and marvelling at their innovative teaching…
Ages: not applicable;
Fed up with explaining genomes, genes and proteins? Why not get your students to figure it out for themselves using Johan Leveau’s DNA puzzle?
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Travel wisely: the globe is warming!
Topics: Earth science, General science
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Developing a teaching resource on peer review
Topics: Science and society
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Synchrotron light illuminates the orang-utan’s obscure origins
Topics: Physics, Biology
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Using music in the science classroom
Topics: Science and society, General science
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Making dark matter a little brighter
Topics: Profiles
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Launching ideas
Topics: Profiles
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Inspirational lessons in the science class
Topics: Resources
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Fusion in the Universe: where your jewellery comes from
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Welcome to the fifth issue of Science in School
Topics: Uncategorized
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Fun with genomes: the Mycomuncher DNA Puzzle
Topics: Biology
