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Welcome to the twenty-sixth issue of SIS
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As I write this editorial, the bare tree branches outside my office are outlined in snow and the ground is dangerously icy. However, by the time this issue of Science in School has been copy edited, laid out, proofread, printed and distributed, those bare branches will be sprouting young leaves and the first flowers will be blooming below. |
Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of Science in School
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The print copy of this issue of Science in School has a mass of nearly a quarter of a kilogram. But do you know how a kilogram is defined? And did you know that the definition of a kilogram may be about to change, with the help of CERN? |
In a class of their own: lessons in energy and education from European schools
By European Schoolnet
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How far would you be willing to go to raise awareness amongst staff and students at your school of the need for sustainable energy? |
Learning through investigation: Science on Stage visit to El Roure Gros primary school
By David Lewis
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The Catalan primary school El Roure Gros has a unique concept: all learning is done through experimentation and investigation. Science on Stage Germany invited eight teachers from Austria, Germany and Italy to visit the school. |
Making physics flourish in Poland: Maria Dobkowska
By Katy Hewis
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Physics teacher Maria Dobkowska describes the challenges of remaining creative within a strictly defined national curriculum and of working with children with disabilities. |
Science on Stage: a Slovak-British relationship
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For two science teachers from opposite ends of Europe – David Featonby and Zuzana Ješková – Science on Stage was the beginning of an inspiring and enjoyable collaboration. |
A voyage through space, arts and the seven seas
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Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs). |
Nuclear options: a teacher at CERN
By Susan Watt
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Physics teacher Günter Bachmann explains how his CERN residency has inspired both him and his students. |
Designing a school: taking science out of the classroom
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How can the architecture of a school influence its teaching? Allan Andersen, head teacher of Copenhagen’s Ørestad Gymnasium, tells Adam Gristwood and Eleanor Hayes. |
Build your own microscope: following in Robert Hooke’s footsteps
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Nektarios Tsagliotis explains how to build an effective microscope using simple materials – enabling your students to discover a hidden world, just as Robert Hooke did in 1665. |
