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School Science Review 358 Practical Work

Editor Geoff Auty

Issue 358 | Published September 2015

Overview

September 2015 (Issue 358) The issue continues the theme of Practical Work with guest editor Michael Reiss. Featured articles include encouraging practical work through CPD, research science in schools and how innovation can take place in out-of-school science.

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Contents

p.10 Science Note: eaching Mendelian genetics with a virtual Drosophila laboratory

p.15 Science Note: Are chemicals good for you?

p.16 What kind of oil are we running out of? What do young people think of when we talk about oil in the classroom?

p.17 Science Note: The strange behaviour of carbon dioxide in latex balloons

p.17 Do you have a smoke alarm?

p.22 Science Note: Using corrugated boards to introduce the concept of'turning effect of forces' to less academically inclined students

p.26 Promotional feature: Changes to practical assessment in the sciences at A-level

p.33 Theme editorial: Practical work II

p.35 Rockets and dragsters: encouraging practical work through continuing professional development

p.44 Research science in schools: an insight into the student experience in biomedical science and particle physics

p.52 Plants: an ideal living material for teaching science

p.57 Innovation in out-of-school science

p.63 The role of practicals in science museums

p.68 What can you learn about science in a natural history museum?

p.74 University museums: a space for inquiry

p.79 The oak processionary moth: from London parks into biology classrooms

p.85 The characteristics of homeostasis: a new perspective on teaching a fundamental principle in biology

p.95 Key competences in a Halloween task

p.99 Purpose and structure of science qualifications for 16-year-olds in England: teachers' and employers' perspectives

p.107 Project 500: promoting science reading for pleasure

p.115 Use of solar energy: additional thoughts after a Greek experience

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