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School Science Review 344

Editor Geoff Auty

Issue 344 | Published March 2012

Overview

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Contents

p.1 Contents, Editorial and Letters

p.9 Science Notes: Cabomba – an exocharmic plant!

p.13 Science Notes: The zinc ion in aqueous solution

p.14 Science Notes: Table-top demonstration of a particle accelerator

p.18 The Clubbers' Guide: Creative gardening as a STEM club activity

p.23 Theme editorial: Space for education, education for space

p.27 The James Webb Space Telescope: inspiration and context for physics and chemistry teaching

p.33 The Space Academy: going beyond'inspiration' – a pioneering model for science education

p.41 Using space as a context for teaching science

p.47 An introduction to ESERO-UK, the UK Space Education Office

p.53 Resources for teaching astronomy in UK schools

p.63 Teaching astronomy in UK schools

p.69 The sky's the limit! Introducing GCSE Astronomy at Glyncoed Comprehensive School

p.75 Weightless materials science

p.83 Phosphorus: the bringer of light?

p.90 Evaporation, boiling and bubbles

p.99 F = BIL revisited

p.105 Park and learn: improving opportunities for learning in local open spaces

p.114 What constitutes high-quality discussion in science? Research from the Perspectives on Science course

p.121 Earth sciences as a vehicle for gifted education: the Hong Kong experience

p.127 Embedding Assessment for Learning (AfL) into science

p.134 Book reviews

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