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Results of NESTA’s Survey of Secondary School Science Teachers
December 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Science ‘must teach experiments’. ‘The UK’s competitiveness could be threatened by a lack of practical science teaching, a report says.’ NESTA’s report: Real Science being squeezed out in schools: NESTA’s report, Real Science, makes the case that innovative approaches to experimental and investigative science learning should be at the core of science education in the [...]
Dec
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The Not So Wonderful World of Wikipedia
December 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment
A false Wikipedia ‘biography’. ‘This is a highly personal story about Internet character assassination. It could be your story.’ [via CHMINF-L] More on the same topic: The Wikipedia Question. Update: Snared in the Web of a Wikipedia Liar (New York Times). Update 2: Man Apologizes After Fake Wikipedia Post.
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More Christmas Gifts Ideas.
December 1, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Top Sci/Tech Gifts 2005. ‘Holiday presents for the science- and technology-minded.’