FW: [Science in School email alert] Science in School e-newsletter 21: December 2011
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Subject: [Science in School email alert] Science in School e-newsletter 21: December 2011
Science in School e-newsletter 21: December 2011
Dear Science in School subscribers,
I am pleased to inform you that the twenty-first issue of Science in School is now available to read and download online (http://www.scienceinschool.org/current). Those of you who have subscribed to a print copy will receive it shortly.
In this issue, discover the secret of the speedy ostrich, take a trip back in time with Julius Caesar's favourite perfume, and monitor the effects of your New Year fireworks. See the contents, below.
Support the print journal
Thanks to everyone who donated to Science in School via our website; we were overwhelmed by the positive response. With your help and the support of our advertisers, we have been able to print and distribute Issue 21. The battle is not yet won, however: we need support from all of you to help us to continue printing your favourite science-teaching journal – and to provide it to you free of charge. For more details, see our website (http://www.scienceinschool.org/donation).
Getting involved
We welcome the involvement of our readers. For example, you might like to:
- Join the referee panel and help us choose which articles to publish (we particularly need more primary-school referees)
- Translate articles into your native (European) language
- Review books or other resources for teachers
- Tell other teachers about Science in School (see below)
- Submit your own articles.
If you are interested, please consult our website (http://www.scienceinschool.org/information) and then email us (edi...@scienceinschool.org).
Class sets
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Editorial
- Welcome to the twenty-first issue of Science in School (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/editorial)
News from the EIROs
- Trapped by scientists: antimatter, cholesterol and red blood cells (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/eiroforum)
Events
- Forthcoming events (http://www.scienceinschool.org/events)
- Science teaching in space: the ESA teachers workshop (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/esa)
- Science: on stage and in action (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/sons)
Feature article
- How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/pluto)
Cutting-edge science
- Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast? (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/ostrich)
- Cancer stem cells – hope for the future? (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/cscs)
Teaching activities
- The physics of crowds (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/crowding)
- Polymers in medicine (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/polymers)
Projects in science education
- Bioremediation in the classroom (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/azolla)
- Smell like Julius Caesar: recreating ancient perfumes in the laboratory (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/caesar)
- Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/fireworks)
Science topics
- Just the placebo effect? (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/placebo)
- More than meets the eye: unravelling the cosmos at the highest energies (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/em)
Teacher profile
- A science teacher on air (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/martucci)
Reviews
- The Astronaut’s Cookbook: Tales, Recipes, and More (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/astronauts)
- Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology (http://www.scienceinschool.org/2011/issue21/cat)
Please help us to tell science teachers about our free journal!
Science in School is a European journal to promote inspiring science teaching. It covers not only biology, physics and chemistry, but also earth sciences, engineering and medicine. The contents include news about the latest scientific discoveries, current science topics, teaching materials, projects in science education, interviews with inspiring teachers and scientists, reviews of books, films and websites, European events for teachers and schools, and many other useful resources for science teachers.
Science in School is freely available. Online articles are published in many European languages and an English-language print version is distributed across Europe. Originally supported by the European Commission, the journal is published and funded by EIROforum, a partnership between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental research organisations (http://www.eiroforum.org).
European school teachers are invited to help by:
- Submitting articles for publication
- Joining the referee panel and helping to decide which articles to publish
- Reviewing books and other resources for teachers
- Translating articles into their own language.
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Best regards,
Eleanor Hayes
Editor-in-Chief of Science in School
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http://www.scienceinschool.org