School Science Review number 327

Contents	Article
1	Information
5	Editorial
6	Letters
11	Science notes
23	Biology fun at Christmas Roger Lock
29	Using urban green space to teach science Melissa Glackin
37	The cardiac-surgery observation dome enhances students’ awareness of disease risk factors Gili Marbach-Ad, Phillip G. Sokolove, Patricia Seifert, Scott Barnett, Marsha Taylor, Niv Ad, Edward Lefrak
45	Children’s ideas about commercial electricity generation Georgios N. Malandrakis
53	Energy and structure in the world of matter D. F. Falla
59	Explaining features of the Sun’s path Mark Rowlands
67	Half-an-hour per day except on Saturdays and Sundays! Frank Harris
71	What earth science might form the core of a new earth/environmental science GCSE? Chris King
79	Forensic geology: getting geological principles and practices into the classroom Phil Murphy, Jamie Pringle
83	21st century science clubs: enhancing the curriculum Steven Chapman, Annette Smith
91	The impact of drama on pupils’ learning in science Michèle Francis How do drama-based teaching methods affect pupils’ attainment and attitudes in science?
103	Argue-WISE: using technology to support argumentation in science Maria Evagorou, Jonathan Osborne A specially designed online learning environment to engage key stage 3 and 4 students in argumentation on socio-scientifi c issues
111	Teaching science – how can we be more effective? Linda Rogness Science is fascinating. Can we change our teaching techniques to make science more appealing to the general population?
119	Do we know how science works? A brief history of the scientific method James Williams
126	Book reviews
138	ICT reviews
142	Science websearch
144	Notes for contributors

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