Catalyst Acknowledgements
While the names of the authors appear on the front of this book, its conception, development and realisation has been a massive team eff ort. As such, the authors wish to acknowledge the following: Pat: Thanks to all my family and friends. Also, I would like to thank my former teachers in Patrickswell NS and Sexton St CBS.
Maria: Thank you to my family and friends, especially Colm. Many thanks, also, to my colleagues in the Chemistry Education Research Group at the University of Limerick led by Peter Childs and to the students and teachers of St Caimin’s Community School, Shannon, County Clare.
David: I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the students and teachers of Blackwater Community School, Lismore, County Waterford. I would also like to acknowledge my former teachers from Dungarvan CBS Primary and Secondary School. Finally, I thank my wife Fiona for the eternal patience, support and enthusiasm she has shown during the authoring process. To her and my wonderful children, Danny, Katie, Robert and Adam, I extend my deepest love and aff ection. Thanks for waiting, Mammy and kids, I can fi nally come and play!
As former UL education graduates, all three authors wish to warmly acknowledge the staff of the Departments of Life Sciences, Physics and Energy, Chemical and Environmental Science and the Department of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Limerick. The authors would like to thank Castletroy College for the use of their laboratory facilities.
Finally, we wish to sincerely thank the team at
Educate.ie, especially Julie, Sinéad and Ian, for their guidance and tireless eff orts. Thank you for navigating this journey with us.
The authors and publisher would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce extracts and data:
Barack Obama, ‘Floor Statement of Support for Stem Cell Research’ (17 July, 2006), US Government; Acid mine drainage data, Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT); Graphs showing increasing obesity rates among the adult population in OECD countries, 1990, 2000 and 2009 (or nearest years) and the prevalence estimates of diabetes, adults aged 20–79 years, 2010, reprinted courtesy of OECD (2011), Health at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/health_glance-2011-en; ‘Prenatal risk assessment and diagnosis graph’ reprinted with permission from ‘Down Syndrome: Prenatal Risk Assessment and Diagnosis’, American Family Physician, 62.4 (15 August, 2000) © 2000 American Academy of Family Physicians. All rights reserved; Table showing percentage of Irish population of normal weight, overweight and obese in 1990, 2001 and 2011, National Adult Nutrition Survey Summary Report (March 2011), Table 4: Anthropometric measurements,
www.iuna.net; Copper table data from the United States Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summary, 2011; Bruce C. Trigger, A History of Archaeological Thought (Cambridge University Press, 1996); Robin Lloyd, ‘Metric Mishap Caused by Loss of NASA Orbiter’,
CNN.com (30 September 1999),
CNN.com, PARS International Corp.; Social networks used in Ireland infographic, reprinted courtesy of eightytwenty Digital Marketing; Sample electricity bill reprinted courtesy of Bord Gais; ‘Climate change: How do we know?’ NASA,
http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/; ‘No Need to Panic About Global Warming’, reprinted from The Wall Street Journal © 2012 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved; Graph showing Ireland’s energy requirements 1990–2013, reprinted courtesy of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
The authors and publisher would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs:
Adam Hart-Davis/Science Photo Library; AF Archive/Alamy; American Journal of Physiology; Andrew Lambert Photography/Science Photo Library; Anne Marie Coile/Wikimedia Commons; Barrington Brown/Science Photo Library; Bigstock; Biophoto Associates/Science Photo Library; Cavallini James/BSIP/Science Photo Library; CERN; CERN/Science Photo Library; Charles D. Winters/Science Photo Library; Charles W. Glynn/Creative Commons; CNN; Tyrone Turner/National Geographic Society/Corbis; Cordelia Molloy/Science Photo Library; David R. Frazier Photolibrary, Inc./Alamy; Dr Ken MacDonald/Science Photo Library; Dundalk Institute of Technology; E. R. Degginer/Science Photo Library; Eddie Mallin/Wikimedia Commons; Edelmann/Science Photo Library; Emilo Segre Visual Archives/American Institute of Physics/Science Photo Library; Erich Schrempp/Science Photo Library; Erik van Leeuwen/Wikimedia Commons; ESA/Rosetta/Philae/DLR;
Foodcollection.com/Alamy; Frances Roberts/Alamy;
freeimages.com; Friedrich Stark/Alamy;
geardiary.com; Geni/Wikimedia Commons; Ger MacCarthy/National Space Centre; Gerd Guenther/Science Photo Library; Getty/AFP; Getty/David Taylor; Getty/Michael Blann; Giani Tortoli/ Science Photo Library; GIPhotostock/Science Photo Library; Hawk-Eye; Herve Conge, ISM/Science Photo Library; Isifa Image Service s.r.o./ Alamy; Jack Bostrack, Visuals Unlimited/Science Photo Library; Jason E Bond/Wikimedia Commons; Jeff Foust/Wikimedia Commons; Jim Varney/Science Photo Library; J. Martin Harris Travel and Leisure Photography/PSDC; Joerg Boethling/Alamy; Jose Antonio Peñas/ Science Photo Library; Kevin Wheal/Alamy; Leslie Garland Picture Library/Alamy; Louise Howard, Darmouth Electron Microscope Faculty/ Wikimedia Commons; Maggie Bartlett, NHGRI; Mark Leach/Alamy; Martyn F. Chillmaid/Science Photo Library; Mauro Fermariello/Science Photo Library; Maximilien Brice, CERN/Science Photo Library; Mediablitzimages/Alamy; NASA; Met Éireann; NASA/Caltech; NASA/Capella Observatory; NASA/Chris Hadfi eld; NASA/ESA/S; NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute; NASA/JPL/University of Arizona; NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of Texas Center for Space Research/GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam; NASA/JPL-Caltech; NASA/MSFC/MEO/ BillCooke; NASA/NOAA; NASA/SDO; NASA/SDO/AIA; NASA/SOHO/Tony Phillips; NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute; National Institutes of Health/NIAID/Science Photo Library; National Portrait Gallery, London/Wikimedia Commons; Nigel Cattlin/Alamy; Nobel Media/Yana Audas/University of Manchester; OECD; Omikron/Science Photo Library; Paul D. Stuart/Science Photo Library; Peter Gardiner/Science Photo Library; PR. G. Gimenez-Martin/Science Photo Library; Princeton University/American Institute of Physics/ Science Photo Library; RGB Ventures/SuperStock/Alamy; Richard Giles/Wikimedia Commons; Rijksmuseum/Wikimedia Commons; Robin Scagell/Science Photo Library; RSA; Russell Kightley/Science Photo Library; Science Photo Library; Science Photo Library/Alamy; Science Source/Science Photo Library; sciencephotos/Alamy; SEAI; Shutterstock; Sinclair Stammers/Science Photo Library; Sportsfi le; Stefan Servos/Wikimedia Commons; Stephen & Donna O’Meara/Science Photo Library; Sularko (Museum Victoria)/Wikimedia Commons; Tek Image/Science Photo Library; The Science Picture Company/Alamy; Tom Fleming/Science Photo Library; Tony Lilley/Alamy; T-Service/Science Photo Library; Universal Images Group Limited/Alamy; US Department of Defense; US Department of Energy/Science Photo Library; Vincent Moncorge/Look at Sciences/ Science Photo Library; war posters/Alamy; Wikimedia Commons; Wildscreen/Wikimedia Commons; Yohan euan o4/Wikimedia Commons
The author and publisher have made every eff ort to trace all copyright holders. If any have been overlooked, we would be happy to make the necessary arrangements at the fi rst opportunity.
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