Einstein said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” but Einstein wasn’t a cognitive scientist and he was only half right.…
A Progression Map for Disciplinary Knowledge in Science (EYFS-KS3)
Last week Ofsted published a report on science teaching in English primary and secondary schools: Finding the optimum: the science…
British Sign Language and Science Vocabulary
Colleagues of mine at Old Ford Primary Academy in London have been using science specific gestures for some time in…
The Revolutionary Nature of How Science Works
A Guide for Primary Science Teachers Just like the citizens of a city built in an earthquake zone, scientists carry…
Progression of Ideas in Physics from EYFS to Y6 – booklet
I put this together in the summer of 2021 and published it on this site (here). I’m using it next…
How do we manage our working memories?
According to Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), we solve problems using our working memories. Once our working memories are confronted with…
How We Think about Energy
We talk about energy all of the time. We all have an idea of what energy is, sometimes several conflicting…
Bad Baselines
At the start of a school year, it is common for class teachers to set a baseline task. These serve…
Inhibitory Control: how the brain supports working memory
Further Reading Diamond, A (2013) Executive Functions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4084861/ EEF review: Stop and Think: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects/learning-counterintuitive-concepts
What’s The Point of Practical in Primary Science?
We spend quite a lot of science time in primary getting practical, but is this a good use of time?…
Reading for Learning 