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Editorial Events Feature article: Alan Leshner Cutting-edge science Teaching activities Project in science education Science topics Teacher profile Scientist profile Resources on the web Reviews

Editorial

• Welcome to the thirteenth issue of Science in School
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Events

• Forthcoming events
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• Science on Stage: heading for a country near you
  Eleanor Hayes reports on Science on Stage - its past and future.
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• Particle physics close up: CERN high-school teachers programme
  Every year, CERN invites a group of high-school teachers to Geneva, Switzerland, to learn about teaching cutting-edge particle physics.
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• Discoveries in Paris: the European Union Contest for Young Scientists
  Marlene Rau, a member of the jury at this year's contest in Paris, France, reports on this exciting event for school students.
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Feature article: Alan Leshner

• Alan Leshner: at the interface of science and society
  Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer of AAAS and Executive Publisher of the renowned Science magazine, shares his views on science education issues.
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Cutting-edge science

• The CoRoT satellite: the search for Earth-like planets
  Malcolm Fridlund from ESA describes the search for extra-solar planets and explains how they can help us to understand the origin of life on Earth.
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• The intracellular environment: not so muddy waters
  Giuseppe Zaccai describes how he and his co-workers have uncovered a way to explore water dynamics in the cell interior using neutron scattering.
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• Winning an Oscar in immunology
  Ana de Barros shares with us the excitement of researching the immune system and publishing her results.
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Teaching activities

• The drama of science
  Follow science teacher Bernhard Sturm's suggestions to let your students bring more drama into the classroom by (re-)enacting science.
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• The latex motor
  Ludwig Eidenberger, Harald Gollner and their students show how to build a motor and fridge by exploiting the thermodynamics of latex.
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• Looking for antioxidant food
  Together with his students, Gianluca Farusi compared the antioxidant levels in a range of foods and drinks. Why not do the same in your classroom?
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Project in science education

• The Bio Academy
  French biology teacher Jean-Yves Guichot explains his project to link secondary-school students with molecular biology researchers.
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Science topics

• The first light in the Universe
  Ana Lopes and Henri Boffin take us on a trip back in time - probing the history of the Universe.
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• Getting a grip on genetic diseases
  Sabine Hentze and Martina Muckenthaler tell Lucy Patterson about their work - detecting genetic diseases and counselling potentially affected patients.
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• Folic acid: why school students need to know about it
  Eleanor Hayes, Holger Maul and Nele Freerksen investigate why folic acid is an essential component of your student's diet.
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Teacher profile

• A star-struck teacher in Italy
  Claudia Mignone interviews astronomer Alessandro Berton, who found personal satisfaction in the classroom - teaching mathematics.
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Scientist profile

• Virtual reality: the Haptic Cow
  With the help of former vet, Sarah Baillie, Vienna Leigh takes us on a virtual reality trip - deep into a cow's insides!
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Resources on the web

• Educational resources for the International Year of Astronomy
  2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. To celebrate this, Chris Starr and Richard Harwood suggest useful resources to inspire your astronomy teaching.
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Reviews

• Classic Chemistry Demonstrations: One Hundred Tried and Tested Experiments
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• Why is science important? website
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• Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases
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