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The articles reflect the needs and interests of secondary school teachers, teacher trainers and those involved with courses up to introductory undergraduate level. en-gb Copyright © IOP Publishing 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://syndication.iop.org/about/ custserv@iop.org (Customer Services) Physics Education http://images.iop.org/website-logos/ejs_logo.png http://stacks.iop.org/ Google Earth physics http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=009?rss=2.0 Author(s): C E Aguiar and A R Souza<br>Affiliation(s): Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Colegio Pedro II, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Outreach: Polish physics club reaches out with practical demonstrations Networking: Online workspace helps teachers to share ideas Mauritius: Telescope inspires science specification Fusion: EFDA sparks resources Olympiad: British team enjoys success at the International Physics Olympiad 2009 Nanoscience: 'Quietest' building in the world opens in Bristol, UK Conference: University of Leicester hosts the GIREP EPEC 2009 international conference http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=M01?rss=2.0 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT The SEPnet coil demonstrates electricity generation http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=005?rss=2.0 Author(s): Clare Harvey and Jonathan Hare<br>Affiliation(s): Physics Department, Surrey University, UK; Creative Science Centre, Physics Department, Sussex University, UK Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Design and development of a microscopic model for polarization http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=003?rss=2.0 Author(s): E Petridou, D Psillos, E Hatzikraniotis and J Viiri<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Department of Teacher Education, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Can Santa's magic help us to weigh air? http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=M05?rss=2.0 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT A force transducer from a junk electronic balance http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=014?rss=2.0 Author(s): Horacio Munguia Aguilar and Francisco Armenta Aguilar<br>Affiliation(s): Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT A magnetic set-up to help teach Newton's laws http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=004?rss=2.0 Author(s): Bhinyo Panijpan, Thanida Sujarittham, Kwan Arayathanitkul, Jintawat Tanamatayarat and Suchai Nopparatjamjomras<br>Affiliation(s): Institute for Innovative Learning (formerly Institute for Innovation and Development of the Learning Process), Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Author index with titles http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=M06?rss=2.0 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Book: George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt Book: 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know Book: Head First Physics Book: Force and Motion—An illustrated Guide to Newton's Laws Book: Froth! The Science of Beer Equipment: SEP Charge Indicator Book: How Mathematics Happened—The First 50,000 Years Web Watch http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=M03?rss=2.0 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Pulse oximetry as a medical physics practical on school trips http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=001?rss=2.0 Author(s): Adam P Gibson, Elizabeth Chandra and Manik Chandra<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Leeds University Medical School, Leeds, UK; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, UK Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Keeping all of the balls in the air http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=F01?rss=2.0 Author(s): Keith S Taber Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Making connections to the 'real world': a model building lesson http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=011?rss=2.0 Author(s): Shusaku Horibe and Bret Underwood<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA; Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T8, Canada Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Revival of the jumping disc http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=007?rss=2.0 Author(s): C Ucke and H-J Schlichting<br>Affiliation(s): Rofanstrasse 14b, D-81825 Munich, Germany; Institute of Didactics of Physics, University Munster, D-48149 Munster, Germany Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT A simple quantitative verification of Archimedes' principle in air explained http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=F02?rss=2.0 Author(s): Salvatore Ganci Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Cheap toys blow students away http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=F05?rss=2.0 Author(s): Frank Lane Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT A proposal of VnR-based dynamic modelling activities to introduce students to model-centred learning http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=008?rss=2.0 Author(s): Federico Corni and Enrico Giliberti<br>Affiliation(s): Physics Department, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Giuseppe Campi 213/A, I-41100 Modena, Italy; Department of Social, Cognitive and Quantitative Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Viale Antonio Allegri 9, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Interview: Physics can fascinate the public http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=M02?rss=2.0 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Bringing science research into secondary schools http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=010?rss=2.0 Author(s): Dan A Allwood, Julian Dean, Matthew T Bryan and Alan Baker<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK; Department of Physics, King Edward VII School, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2PW, UK Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Efficiency measurement using a motor–dynamo module http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=012?rss=2.0 Author(s): Pun-hon Ng, Siu-ling Wong and Se-yuen Mak<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR; Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Demonstrating the persistence of field/current with time in a superconductor http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=F04?rss=2.0 Author(s): Imran Iqbal, Gren Ireson and Karen Moss Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Climbing, slipping and Newton's second law http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=013?rss=2.0 Author(s): Michael J O'Shea<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-2601, USA Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mirages in a bottle http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=002?rss=2.0 Author(s): T Lopez-Arias, G Calza, L M Gratton and S Oss<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Physics, University of Trento, 38123 Povo (Trento), Italy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Experiments with an induction cooker http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=006?rss=2.0 Author(s): Peter Zilavy<br>Affiliation(s): Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, V Holesovickach 2, Praha 8, 180 00, Czech Republic Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Teach to learn Roll or slide? Reply to the above letter by the author of 'Reconstruction of Galileo Galilei's experiment: the inclined plane' http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9120/44/i=6/a=M04?rss=2.0 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT