Einstein said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” but Einstein wasn’t a cognitive scientist and he was only half right. … More
Category: primary science
How to ‘Rosenshine’ Your Primary Science Lessons
I have created a mini-workbook to go with this post in case it is helpful: here. If you haven’t heard … More
Where Does Enquiry Belong?
Short answer: in science lessons, use enquiry once pupils already know the content. You might ask: Why use a pedagogical … More
A Comparison of Two National Year 6 Science Assessments
The Independent Schools Examination Board: Common Entrance Examination at 11+ (Science) Below is the 2018 common entrance exam taken at … More
How do we grade scientific writing at KS2 at Paradigm Trust?
Over the past four years at Paradigm Trust, we have developed and implemented a knowledge-rich science curriculum for EYFS to … More
How Paradigm Trust is Supporting Teachers’ Primary Science Subject Knowledge
Teachers at Paradigm Trust have developed a knowledge rich EYFS-KS3 science curriculum which we have been running (and developing) for … More
Micro-Enquiry: something to try?
English year 5 pupils scored pretty well on the TIMSS 2019 science enquiry questions. In this post I will: describe … More
A Reflection on “The 10 Key Issues with Children’s Learning in Primary Science in England” (Bianchi, Whittaker and Poole: 2021)
This post is a reflection on the publication by Bianchi, Whittaker and Poole’s publication in March 2021 (here). This publication … More
EEF Primary Science: A Review of the Evidence
Back in 2018, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) published a guidance report: Improving Secondary Science. It offered secondary science teacher … More
How to Use the Word “Energy” in Primary Science
Energy isn’t mentioned in the primary science curriculum, but the word is in common usage. Pupils will be building understanding … More
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