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Peter Rebernik from the WONDERS project describes a ride in the Carousel of Science from Moscow to Lisbon, Reykjavik to Jerusalem. Perhaps even in your town!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Shortly before Christmas 2006, German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter returned from the International Space Station. A month later, Barbara Warmbein asked him about his trip, the experiments he did – and how to become an astronaut.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Darren Hughes from the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France takes a look at stress. How can it be manipulated to make safer rails for trains or more efficient wind turbines – and what can we learn from neutron- and X-ray analysis?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
At Science on Stage 2, the European Science Teaching Awards 2007 were presented for the 12 best projects. Eleanor Hayes, editor of Science in School, describes how the jury made their difficult decisions
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Science on Stage 2 took place during the first week of April and brought together some of the best science teachers in Europe. Montserrat Capellas describes some memorable moments.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Anna Gawthorp describes the creation of the ambitious Science Learning Centres network to help UK teachers, technicians and classroom assistants to make UK science education world-class.
Ages: not applicable;
We sit on them, wear them and cook with them: plastics are everywhere. Yet this very versatility makes it difficult to produce and dispose of plastics in environmentally friendly ways. David Bradley explains how researchers at the University of Manchester, UK, are working on a solution.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Elisabeth Schepers from the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, introduces a school programme linking climate change and the future of traffic technology.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Ellen Raphael from the charity Sense About Science explains why peer review is so important in science, and describes how an existing guide is being adapted to meet the needs of science teachers.
Ages: not applicable;
Paul Tafforeau from the University of Poitiers and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, explains what synchrotron X-ray studies of fossil teeth can tell us about the evolution of orang-utans – and our own origins.
Ages: 16-19;
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Second European Science Festival: WONDERS 2007
Topics: Events
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Down to Earth: interview with Thomas Reiter
Topics: Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
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Taking the stress out of engineering
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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Awards, rewards – and onwards!
Topics: Events
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Science teaching flies high at Science on Stage 2
Topics: Events
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Science Learning Centres: training for teachers
Topics: Profiles, Resources
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Plastics, naturally
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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Travel wisely: the globe is warming!
Topics: Earth science, General science
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Developing a teaching resource on peer review
Topics: Science and society
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Synchrotron light illuminates the orang-utan’s obscure origins
Topics: Physics, Biology
