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| Hearing trouble |
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E O'Carroll,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 12-14.
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| Summary:
Restored Hearing' is a business which grew out of a school science project; it provides therapy for sufferers of temporary tinnitus, a debilitating hearing condition caused by exposure to loud noises. |
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making measurements, representing and interpreting data, devising theories, working together, careers in science, sound |
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hearing, sound waves, tinnitus, cochlea, business, competition
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| Memories are made of this? |
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C Bodo,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 18-20.
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Scientists investigate the basis of memory using lab animals; this can lead to insights into human memory, and treatments for people suffering deteriorating memory. |
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making measurements, Biochemistry, devising theories, testing theories, Control mechanisms |
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memory, hippocampus, neuron, brain, laboratory animals
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| How science works in Africa |
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A Shaha,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 3,
pages 7-8.
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Alexis Nzila is a Kenyan scientist searching for better treatments for malaria. |
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Biochemistry, devising theories, testing theories, Control mechanisms, careers in science, Infectious diseases |
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malaria, parasite, drug treatment, testing hypothesis, Africa
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| Small wonders - the invention of microscopy |
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F Henderson,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 3,
pages 9-13.
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Early microscopists, including Leeuwenhoek, Hooke and Swammerdam |
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Structure, making measurements, devising theories, publication and peer review, Infectious diseases, light |
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microscope, cell, flea, magnification, lens
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| A love letter to science |
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A Shaha,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 20, Issue 2,
pages 16-17.
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Alom Shaha's film gives a variety of reasons for studying science |
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devising theories, testing theories, working together, careers in science, risks and benefits, regulating science |
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scientists, technology, responsibility, truth
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| Ignaz Semmelweis: Saviour of mothers |
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J Hammacott,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 20, Issue 1,
pages 4-5.
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The discovery of puerperal fever |
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representing and interpreting data, devising theories, testing theories, Reproduction, Infectious diseases |
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infectious disease, theory, testing, childbirth
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| Celebrating Darwin |
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K Edwards,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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An outline of the life and work of Charles Darwin |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Evolution, Biodiversity |
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mutation, evolutionary tree, natural selection, Darwin
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| The Socotra archipelago |
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J Stacey,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 6-8.
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The Socotra islands are a natural 'laboratory' where ideas about evolution can be tested. |
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devising theories, testing theories, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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biodiversity, endemic species, selection pressure, Darwin
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| Charles Darwin at Down House |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 9-14.
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A day in the life of Charles Darwin at his home in Kent |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Evolution |
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experiment, communication, publication, theorising, Darwin
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| Darwin's digital children |
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P Bentley,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 15-17.
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Using computer models which use natural selection to evolve new products |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Biodiversity, Adaptation |
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evolution, natural selection, mutation, self-replication, Darwin
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| Beagle voyage |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
page 24.
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Darwin's travels on the Beagle gave him ideas about evolution |
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devising theories, testing theories, working together, publication and peer review, Evolution |
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evolution, Darwin, Beagle, Darwin
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| To sleep … perchance to dream |
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A Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 4,
pages 6-8.
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We can study the electrical activity of the brain during slep. But why do we sleep? Nobody really knows! |
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representing and interpreting data, Exercise, breathing, respiration, devising theories, testing theories, Control mechanisms |
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Sleep, Brain activity, Scientific theory, Falsifiable
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| Exploration geology - careers |
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H Prichard,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 4,
pages 4-5.
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Careers in geological exploration |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, careers in science, environmental impact, chemicals from rocks |
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geology, careers, rocks, exploration, responsibility
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| Invisible rays |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 3,
pages 8-10.
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When the astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, he became the first person since ancient times to identify a new planet. However, he is also known as the ‘accidental’ discoverer of infrared radiation. Is this a fair description? Can such discoveries really happen by accident? |
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devising theories, working together, publication and peer review, electromagnetic spectrum |
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Infrared radiation, Electromagnetic spectrum, Experimental control, Scientific publication
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| Down House |
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P Seaton,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2007, Vol 17, Issue 3,
page 11.
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The home of Charles Darwin |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Evolution |
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evolution, Darwin, classification, publication
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| Alchemy |
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J Tucker,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 17, Issue 1,
pages 8-10.
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Alchemy is the study of eternal life, salvation, and the answer to the ultimate questions about life, the universe and everything. It flourished for more than 1500 years until, in the late 1600s, the beginnings of modern, scientific chemistry edged it aside. But what was alchemy and who were the alchemists? |
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devising theories, acids and alkalis, history of the periodic table |
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Distillation, Scientific method, Acids, Corrosion
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| Physics connections |
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C Tracy,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
pages 14-16.
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2005 was the International Year of Physics — also known as Einstein Year. In the century since Einstein’s “annus mirabilis” there has been a revolution in the study of physics. Explore the links between some of the architects of this revolution. |
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devising theories, testing theories, working together, atomic structure, isotopes, astronomy |
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Gravity, Alpha particle scattering, Nuclear fission
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| Predator and prey - try this |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
page 17.
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Experimenting with waterboatmen |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, devising theories, testing theories, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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predator, prey, predation, observation
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| Gertrude B. Elion |
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J Taylor,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 3,
pages 20-21.
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The work of a pioneer in anti-viral drugs |
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Biochemistry, devising theories, testing theories, careers in science, Infectious diseases, chemicals from living things |
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infectious diseases, anti-viral, bacteria, purines, careers, nucleic acids
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| Albert Einstein |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2005, Vol 16, Issue 1,
pages 20-21.
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The life and ideas of Albert Einstein |
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sub-topics:
speed, velocity, acceleration, devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, ethical issues, astronomy |
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Einstein, relativity, brownian motion, photoelectric effect, nuclear weapons
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| John Snow |
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J Taylor,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2005, Vol 15, Issue 3,
pages 20-21.
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How John Snow discovered the cause of cholera, and how to avoid it. |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Infectious diseases |
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infectious disease, cholera, medicine, contamination
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| Snooker balls, plum puddings and solar systems |
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M Follows,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2003, Vol 14, Issue 2,
pages 8-10.
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People have long wondered about what matter is made of. Snooker balls, plum puddings and solar systems have all featured in descriptive models of atoms. Explore how people’s ideas about atomic structure have changed over the years |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, atoms and atomic structure, atomic structure, isotopes, alpha, beta, gamma |
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Atomic structure, Atomic particles
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