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7 - Editorial
8 - Opinion:
4.5 billion versus 4.5 thousand – no contest?
11 -
letters
15 - Science
notes
15
Web-cam demonstrations to show lateral inversion
Eliot Attridge
17 Scanning tunnelling microscopy – a teaching model
Ingo Eilks, Jens Moellering and Bernd Ralle
20 The melting point of aluminium Chris Talbot
22 Newton’s laws of motion related to internally
powered vehicles Geoff Auty
25 Using best-fit lines for science data with
outliers Elizabeth M. Glaister and Paul Glaister
29 Using weather satellite imagery to teach QCA
key stage 3/4 schemes of work Alan Trusler
31 - Editorial:
The roles of a science teacher
33 - From
option to compulsion: school science teaching, 1954–2004
Edgar W. Jenkins
The last fifty years have seen considerable change in science
education, but for the science teacher much remains the same
41 -The
changing role of the head of department Tim Greenway
and Terry Kirk
How have heads of department responded to the plethora of recent
changes affecting their departments? What challenges do they
face, now and in the future?
48- A
day in the life of a science NQT Indira Banner
Enthusiastic, fun-loving year 7s and under-achieving year 8s
leave the NQT with little time to reflect but plenty of time
to panic!
51 - Increasing
the subject knowledge of trainee teachers Gren Ireson
and John Twidle
Improving the subject knowledge of trainee science teachers
– current provision and new initiatives
55 - Promoting
learning out-of-school: the masterclass experience
Peter Adamczyk and Mike Willson
Curriculum enrichment activities, undertaken in an out-of-school-hours
context, are associated with enhanced self-esteem amongst the
pupils participating and there is some evidence of a positive
association with academic achievement
60 - Our
first year as a specialist science college Andy Peters
We were both excited and frightened as we set out on our
new venture, but one year on we are seeing the fruits of all
that effort
63 - Roles
and teaching principles of secondary science teachers
Jeremy M. Lloyd and Richard J. Rezba
Teaching roles, knowledge and beliefs, and broad guiding
principles are described for two exemplary high school science
teachers. A method is suggested to help other teachers reflect
on their teaching.
71 - Teaching
applied and vocational science Ken Gadd
Vocational/applied qualifications will form an important component
of qualification frameworks into the foreseeable future. What
are the implications?
79 - Science
teachers as science education researchers John Oversby
With their deep understanding of the realities of classroom
life, teachers involved in research work clearly have a great
deal to offer
84 - What
has the science college done for us? Julia Harley
The reality for one secondary school in England of gaining specialist
science college status
87 - Network
meetings for science teachers – the secret of their success
Janet McKechnie and Jan Daines
How have Advanced Skills Teachers in Gloucestershire persuaded
science teachers to come to regular meetings in their own time?
93 - Continuing
professional development: recognition and reward peter
Williams CBE, FREng, FRS
The Presidential Address delivered at the Association for Science
Education Annual to come to regular meetings in their own time?
97 - Qualitative
analysis practical work – an instructional package
Kim-Chwee Daniel Tan, Ngoh-Khang Goh, Lian-Sai Chia and David
F. Treagust
This basic inorganic chemistry qualitative analysis instructional
package provides a framework for more meaningful learning of
the topic
103 - Assessment
of Sc1: alternatives to coursework Ros Roberts and
Richard Gott
Current methods of assessing investigative work are not working.
How can we make it better
109 - What
comes down first? Alexander Findlay’s study of
fractional precipitation
John T. Stock
An account of a prominent chemist and educator, and influential
textbook writer
115 - Resources
to enliven the teaching of astronomy to upper secondary students
Richard Beare
A personal selection from the wealth of (mostly free)
resources available that can make teaching and learning
astronomy a stimulating experience
126 - Reviews
136 - Notes
and News
138 - Science
websearch
140 - Index
143 - Notes
for contributors
144 - Special
issues list
144
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