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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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| Keywords:
microscope, cell, flea, magnification, lens
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| Hooke's law of springs |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 20, Issue 2,
pages 9-12.
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How Hooke published his results on the law of springs |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, balanced and unbalanced forces, testing theories, publication and peer review, mechanical properties (forces) |
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spring, elasticity, priority, publishing, Hooke's law
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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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| A box of beetles |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 4-5.
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Darwin's beetle collection - an early step in his scientific career |
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sub-topics:
publication and peer review, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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entomology, natural history, beetles, 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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| H2O: hot ice and the mysteries of water |
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P Ball,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 18-21.
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Some unusual features of the way water behaves when it is frozen |
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sub-topics:
testing theories, states of matter (solid, liquid, gas), publication and peer review, science in the media, risks and benefits |
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hydrogen bon, phase, heat capacity, pathological science
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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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| Summary:
Darwin's travels on the Beagle gave him ideas about evolution |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, working together, publication and peer review, Evolution |
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| Keywords:
evolution, Darwin, Beagle, Darwin
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| Selling science short |
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A Tuff,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 19, Issue 2,
pages 7-8.
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Testing scientific claims in advertising |
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sub-topics:
publication and peer review, science in the media, risks and benefits, ethical issues |
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evidence, testing, peer review, publication
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| It must be true - I read it in the paper! |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2007, Vol 18, Issue 1,
pages 16-17.
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Scientists publish their results in journals, but only after they have undergone peer review. |
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sub-topics:
publication and peer review, science in the media |
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Journal, Publication, Peer review
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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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sub-topics:
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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| 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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| Robert Hooke |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2004, Vol 15, Issue 1,
pages 20-21.
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| Summary:
Life and work of Robert Hooke, physicist |
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sub-topics:
making measurements, working together, publication and peer review, mechanical properties (forces), optical properties |
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| Keywords:
Hooke's law, microscopy, history, invention, publication
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