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In This Issue: the LHC: a Step Closer to the Big Bang Also: Sentinels: Meerkat Superheroes titel_SiS_Issue10_RZ:scienceinschool 14.11.2008 14:23 Uhr Seite 1 Winter 2008 Issue 10 In this issue: The LHC: a step closer to the Big Bang Also: Sentinels: meerkat superheroes Published by EIROforum: Supported by the European Union: Part of the NUCLEUS project: ISSN: 1818-0353 Subscribe free online: www.scienceinschool.org Highlighting the best in science teaching and research sis_10_2-25_RZ:Layout 1 14.11.2008 14:30 Uhr Seite 2 2) Attribution Non-commercial About Science in School No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) Science in School promotes inspiring science teaching by encouraging communication between teachers, scientists and everyone else involved in European science education. 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[email protected] sis_10_2-25_RZ:Layout 1 14.11.2008 14:30 Uhr Seite 1 Contents Editorial Welcome to the tenth issue of Science in School . 2-3 Events Science on Stage: recent activities . 4-7 Forthcoming events . 8-12 Feature article “Intelligence is of secondary importance in research” . 14-19 Cutting-edge science Sentinels: meerkat superheroes . 20-25 The LHC: a step closer to the Big Bang . 26-33 The LHC: a look inside . 34-45 Teaching activities Practical demonstrations to augment climate change lessons . 46-50 Better milk for cats: immobilised lactase used to make lactose-reduced milk . 51-54 Planting ideas: climate-change activities for primary school . 55-63 Science for the Next Generation: activities for primary school . 64-69 Projects in science education Nanotechnology in school . 70-75 Science topics The International Space Station: life in space . 76-81 Scientist profile The winding road to science journalism . 82-87 Teacher profile Teaching in Sweden: tackling creationism, making waves . 88-93 Reviews Ecology: media presentation CD-ROM . 94-95 Water – Humanity’s Project: media collection for the classroom . 96 Science in School Issue 10 : Winter 2008 1 sis_10_2-25_RZ:Layout 1 14.11.2008 14:31 Uhr Seite 2 Welcome to the tenth issue of Science in School ntelligence is of sec- group, or do they have something to “Iondary importance gain as individuals? And why are in research.” So says our scientists so interested? featured scientist, cosmol- Recently, the interest not only of ogist Tamara Davis. For scientists but also of the general her, interest and inspiration are far public has been drawn to the topic more important for success in science. of particle physics. When the Large Tamara herself certainly lacks neither Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN was interest nor inspiration (nor, I suspect, switched on – and almost immediate- intelligence). She tells Henri Boffin ly switched off again – it made head- about her work on dark energy, line news across Europe and beyond. supernovae, the speed of light, and Rolf Landua and Marlene Rau investi- life elsewhere in the Universe – and gate why this colossal experiment is how she combines this with playing necessary, how it works and what it world-class sport. will be able to tell us about the origins Shamim Hartevelt-Velani, Carl of the Universe. Walker and Benny Elmann-Larsen If that all sounds a bit remote from also have their eyes to the heavens, if the classroom, you might prefer the not quite so distantly. In their second latest in our series of articles about article about the International Space climate change: Dudley Shallcross Station, they describe the daily life of and Tim Harrison’s practical chem- an astronaut on board and the physio- istry demonstrations. For younger logical effects of space. students concerned about our climate, Still closer to home is Mico Tata - Sue Johnson offers experiments and a lovic’s research: his group has spent role play about carbon dioxide, oxy- 15 years following the daily life not of gen and plant conservation. humans but of meerkats. Why do While climate change is certainly a some of these small African carni- hot topic, nanotechnology is also fre- vores spend so much time watching quently in the news. But what is it? for predators? Are these sentinels With the help of Matthias Mallmann’s risking their safety for the sake of the practical activities, you can introduce 2 Science in School Issue 10 : Winter 2008 www.scienceinschool.org sis_10_2-25_RZ:Layout 1 14.11.2008 14:31 Uhr Seite 3 Editorial nanotechnology into your classroom – own tips and advice.
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