E&T Education magazine
Back issues: 2009-2012
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E&T Education Spring 2012 (14MB) (sign in)
Crime can pay: a report on how a group of ex-cops and forensic science experts are harnessing their skills to give students a real taste of science in action. Plus:
- The Millennium Mathematics Project
- Team work builds electronic xylophone
- Mining energy from hot granite
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E&T Education Autumn 2011 (12MB) (sign in)
Inspiring pupils with their own 'window on the universe': web access to the Bradford Robotic Telescope, based on the island of Tenerife, allows pupils to conduct their own astronomical investigations from school or home. Plus:
- Reviewing the science curriculum
- Teaching science using mobile sensing technology
- A Nuffield pupil cracks public key cryptography
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E&T Education Summer 2011 (10MB) (sign in)
Two outstanding examples of school-based initiatives: at Sevenoaks School a week-long science festival culminates in a live link to the International Space Station, and the Abbey School explorers the teaching benefits of 3D projectors. Plus:
- Physics teacher reports from Antarctica
- The role of University Technical Colleges
- Science-based theatre project for KS 3
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E&T Education Spring 2011 (8MB) (sign in)
Scottish education to the fore: two Nuffield bursary pupils assess the accuracy of an Orkney-based wave tank, and the role of the ‘Engineering the Future’ project in the Scottish secondary school curriculum. Plus:
- Teaching electronics in years 8 and 9
- Researchers in the classroom
- Pupils create science videos and podcasts
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E&T Education Autumn 2010 (9MB) (sign in)
A guide to Sustainable Futures, a Nuffield KS 3 project that challenges pupils to envisage a sustainable, post-oil, world, and getting the best from the IET’s Faraday Programme. Plus:
- Boosting the take-up of Further Maths
- Nuffield bursary pupil masters thin layer chromatography
- KS 3 science at Hinchingbrooke School
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E&T Education Spring 2010 (7MB) (sign in)
The 2012 Olympics provide the inspiration for a PIC-based D&T project for year 9, while Siân Harris guides readers through the diverse examination options in GCSE science. Plus:
- NXT robots enhance Systems and Control
- Atlantic telegraph cable marks watershed in history of engineering
- Job hunting advice for budding engineers
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E&T Education Autumn 2009 (11MB) (sign in)
Two school-based STEM initiatives: the Space Centre at Callington Community College, Cornwall and a ‘Meet the Engineer’ event at Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester. Plus:
- An interview with Yvonne Baker, STEMNET chief executive
- Nuffield bursary pupil hunts for neutrinos
- Super computers and climate modelling
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E&T Education Summer 2009 (7MB) (sign in)
The launch issue of E&T Education, featuring a progress report on the Engineering Diploma and Chipping Sodbury School’s involvement in the Greenpower competition. Plus:
- Measuring the speed of light
- Early history of steam power
- Hopes for the hydrogen economy
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Electronics Education Spring 2009 (8MB) (sign in)
An emphasis on electronics in D&T for the last issue under the Electronics Education label – harnessing a robotic buggy, the transforming power of PICs, and an electronic dice project. Plus:
- Generating energy from waves
- Micromouse competition
- Bloodhound SSC and STEM
