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We all know that yeast is used to produce beer and bread – but electricity? Dean Madden from the National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading, UK, shows how it works.
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When I recently told a taxi driver that I was on my way to give a lecture on evolution in northern Germany, the young man asked me, looking straight ahead, “So, do you think Darwin got it right?” A bit taken aback, I answered that yes, by and large, Darwin had got it just right – only to be…
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We know that particular genetic sequences can help us to survive in our environment – this is the basis of evolution. But demonstrating which genetic sequences are beneficial and how they help us to survive is not easy – especially in wild populations. Jarek Bryk describes some relevant recent…
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French astrophysicist Pierre Léna talks to Marlene Rau about science education as a symphony, the importance of curiosity, and his commitment to spreading inquiry-based science teaching in Europe and beyond.
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URL: www.practicalchemistry.org
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Marco Budinich and Massimo Vascotto introduce a school project to measure radon levels in your own home.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As the whirl of national Science on Stage activities continues, Eleanor Hayes reports on some recent events from Spain, German and even Canada.
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Nataša Gros, Tim Harrison, Irena Štrumbelj Drusany and Alma Kapun Dolinar introduce a selection of experiments with a simple spectrometer designed especially for schools – and give details of how to perform one of the activities.
Ages: 16-19;
What is matter? How did the Universe begin? Are there other planets like Earth? And how do we know? Eleanor Hayes reports on the first EIROforum teacher school.
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In this issue, a common theme is the nature of science and how to teach it. Pierre Léna, interviewed in our feature article, believes that when teaching science “it’s important to convey the idea that science is a human and collective adventure, not a lonely and national activity”. For him,…
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The microbial fuel cell: electricity from yeast
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Why Evolution is True, By Jerry A. Coyne
Topics: Resources
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Natural selection at the molecular level
Topics: Biology, Health
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Science is a collective human adventure: interview with Pierre Léna
Topics: Astronomy / space, General science, Science and society
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The Practical Chemistry website, maintained by a team led by Emma Woodley of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry
Topics: Resources
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The ‘Radon school survey’: measuring radioactivity at home
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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Science on Stage: recent activities
Topics: Events
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Spectrometry at school: hands-on experiments
Topics: Chemistry
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Teachers and scientists face to face: the first EIROforum teacher school
Topics: Events
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Welcome to the fourteenth issue of Science in School
Topics: Uncategorized
