Issue 9
What killed the woolly mammoth?
 | Climate change is nothing new. Caitlin Sedwick describes how a computer model is helping scientists to explain the extinction of the woolly mammoth. |
Volcano Island
By David Lea and Professor Steve Sparks
Reviewed by Caroline Neuberg, Guiseley School, UK
Investigating the action of urease
 | Anna Lorenc from the Volvox project explains the importance of the enzyme urease and presents a protocol to demonstrate urease activity in the classroom. |
Just a Theory: Exploring the Nature of Science
By Moti Ben-Ari
Reviewed by Andreas Quale, Department of Teacher Education and School Development, University of Oslo, Norway
The International Space Station: a foothold in space
 | In the first of two articles, Shamim Hartevelt-Velani and Carl Walker from the European Space Agency take us on a trip to the International Space Station. |
An Inconvenient Truth
By Al Gore
Reviewed by Bernhard Haubold, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Ploen, Germany
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Meet the Gene Machine: stimulating bioethical discussions at school
 | Laura Strieth, Karen Bultitude, Frank Burnet and Clare Wilkinson use drama and debate to encourage young people to discuss genetics and what it means for us all. Why not join in? |
Fun physics in school: students perform for students
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Herbi Dreiner and Tobias Strehlau describe how a university physics show inspired a secondary-school teacher and his students to perform their own school physics show. Why not try it in your school? |
Curiosity killed the cat – or did it?
 | Frode Skjold tells Sai Pathmanathan about some of his favourite activities to teach science in primary school. |
Can You Feel the Force? Putting the Fizz Back into Physics
By Richard Hammond
Reviewed by Jennie Hargreaves, Lockerbie Academy, UK
