School Science Review number 338

Number 338 - September 2010

Contents	Article
1	Issue Information
7	Letters
9	Science notes
24	An update on Getting Practical, summer 2010 Neil Ingram
27	Education for sustainable development Marcus Grace
31	Facing the future
39	Education for sustainable development: opportunity or threat? Justin Dillon, Jing Huang
45	Using scientific enquiry to make sense of global challenges Max Hogg
51	The potential of the Earth Charter as a science-teaching tool Stephan Harding, Jason Holbrook, Jeffrey Newman
59	Science and the Sustainable Schools Initiative: opportunity and imperative William Scott
67	Eco-Schools Scotland: lessons learned from first-hand experience Neil Fraser
73	Engaging pupils in the science, engineering and technology of a low-energy school Fiona Charnley, Paul Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Greig Mill
81	Is shipping a sustainable form of transport for the 21st century? Themed debate as a tool for enquiry-based and cross-curricular learning at key stage 3 Peter Chaniotis, Susan Gebbels, Jane Delany, Alan Murphy
89	Towards sustainability at a secondary comprehensive school Gill Hickman
97	Earth–heart astronomy: astronomy-related activities to enhance education for sustainable development Christopher Townsend
105	Working memory and learning John Crossland
115	Faraday’s rotating wire – the homopolar motor: time to update? Geoff Auty
127	Book reviews
137	ICT reviews
141	Science websearch
144	SSR special issues