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| Encounters with aliens - invasive species |
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H Roy,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 3,
pages 20-22.
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Harlequin ladybirds are just one invasive species that has spread through western Europe |
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data and its limitations, working together, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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biodiversity, invasive species, alien species, ladybirds, survey
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| Nature needs you: Labs without walls |
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L Stowe,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 20, Issue 1,
pages 13-15.
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The Open-Air Laboratory (OPAL) project |
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making measurements, data and its limitations, representing and interpreting data, working together, environmental impact, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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survey, distribution map, identification, laboratory
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| Drink driving |
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H Lucas,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2005, Vol 15, Issue 4,
pages 16-18.
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Stopping drink driving may sound less glamorous than identifying a murderer but as a forensic scientist weighing up the evidence from a road accident you could find the two go together. Since 1980, the government reckons it has saved at least 20,000 lives by its campaign to reduce drink driving. |
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momentum, collisions, explosions, data and its limitations, Blood, circulation, heart, Control mechanisms |
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Alcohol, Circulatory system, Liver, Nervous system
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| Seeing stars |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2004, Vol 15, Issue 2,
pages 17-19.
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Light pollution is a growing problem, obscuring our view of moons, stars and planets. Astronomers are campaigning to reduce the pollution and bring the night sky back into view |
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data and its limitations, environmental impact, light, astronomy |
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Electromagnetic spectrum, Light pollution, Reflection, Refraction
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| Effects of climate change |
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M De Boo,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2002, Vol 13, Issue 2,
pages 14-17.
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Since records began 350 years ago, nine of the warmest years recorded have been since 1990. You might think warmer temperatures are a good thing, but climate change has far reaching implications. Learn about the impact we have on our global environment and the resulting climate change. |
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making measurements, data and its limitations, environmental impact, environmental impact, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Considering ideas and evidence, The power and limitations of science, uncertainties in scientific knowledge, Patterns and relationships in data, The impact of humans on the environment, Interrelationships of organisms
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