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School Science Review 333 Active in Space

Editor Geoff Auty

Issue 333 | Published June 2009

Overview

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Contents

p.1 Contents and editorial

p.7 Letters to the Editor

p.13 Science Note: Tree rings: ever decreasing circles

p.16 Science Note: Carbon-60: myths and misconceptions

p.19 Science Note: pH values of very concentrated and very dilute solutions of strong acids

p.21 Science Note: Raising the deadweight

p.23 Science Note: Using digital technology to explore Moon phases and a lunar eclipse in the classroom

p.26 Helpdesk

p.28 Science Notes: International Year of Astronomy 2009 – the planets and telescopes

p.33 The Presidential Address 2009: Teaching and learning science for a better future

p.43 Theme Editorial: Active in space

p.47 Cosmic litterbugs

p.53 The science of Armageddon

p.63 The mysterious cosmic rays

p.67 Carleton Community High School walking with astronauts

p.73 Robotic telescopes – classroom activities at the cutting edge of science

p.83 Weather satellites and their use in weather analysis and forecasting: some examples

p.91 Where are we? Explaining the global positioning system

p.99 Beyond SatNav: using the global positioning system as a tool for the behavioural sciences

p.105 Two trainees on teaching practice: shared planning and teaching

p.111 Teaching out-of-classroom science: implications from the initial teacher training experience

p.119 The manufacture of aluminium and the rubbish-pickers of Rio: building interlocking narratives

p.125 Book reviews

p.140 Index to Volume 90

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