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This year is the International Year of Astronomy. To celebrate, Chris Starr and Richard Harwood suggest some useful websites and other resources to inspire your astronomy teaching.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
How better to inspire thousands of schoolchildren across Europe than by motivating and educating their teachers? As Eleanor Hayes explains, that is the idea behind Science on Stage – a network of local, national and international events for teachers.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Sonia Furtado and Marlene Rau report on the news from the national Science on Stage representatives.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Teaching science at primary school can be a challenge. At La main à la pâte, Samuel Lellouch and David Jasmin send university students to support primary-school teachers. Why not try two of their activities in your classroom?
Ages: <11;
Wayne A Mitchell, Debonair Sherman, Andrea Choppy and Rachel L Gomes from the Next Generation project describe some of their science activities to introduce primary-school children to the science all around us.
Ages: <11;
Sue Johnson from the Institute of Education, London University, UK, introduces the Plant Scientists Investigate project, and presents three plant-related activities for primary-school children. Compare the carbon dioxide concentrations of inhaled and exhaled air, visualise your own oxygen…
Ages: <11;
Many of the national Science on Stage organisations are becoming increasingly well established: running inspirational national events, inviting participants from across Europe to join them, and setting up projects with teachers in other countries. This commitment to European science education…
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Any book that has in its introduction “Physics is the action department of science... only physics can explain what happens if you throw [an apple] at a brick wall at 200 mph” has my attention.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
David Featonby, from the UK, presents some simple demonstrations to get your students thinking about scientific principles.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Catch them young! Alex Griffin, Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from the University of Bristol, UK, show how important it is to interest young children in science – and how much fun it can be!
Ages: <11;
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Education resources for the International Year of Astronomy
Topics: Resources
| Issue 13
Science on Stage: heading for a country near you
Topics: Events
| Issue 12
Science on Stage: recent activities
Topics: Events
| Issue 11
Catch them young: university meets primary school
Topics: Profiles, Resources
| Issue 10
Science for the Next Generation: activities for primary school
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 10
Planting ideas: climate-change activities for primary school
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 10
Science on Stage: recent activities
Topics: Events
| Issue 9
Can You Feel the Force? Putting the Fizz Back into Physics, By Richard Hammond
Topics: Resources
| Issue 7
What happens next? A teaching strategy to get students of all ages talking
Topics: Physics, General science
| Issue 7
Primary circuses of experiments
Topics: Chemistry
