Colleagues of mine at Old Ford Primary Academy in London have been using science specific gestures for some time in … More
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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 … More
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? … More
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
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
Control of Variables Strategy – an important gap in your science curriculum?
Two children are on the field arguing – Nike trainers are faster than Adidas – No they aren’t. You propose … More
Guericke’s Sulphur Sphere
It seems reasonable to suppose that if the Earth has a fitting and appropriate attractive potency it will also have … More
Six Big Ideas in Physics
Throughout my 21 years of teaching, physics teachers have been in short supply. There have always been science departments with … More
Science Teachers Are From Mars, English Teachers Are From Earth Usually.
I’m excited to have the latest ASE School Science Report (SSR) on Science, Literacy and Learning open in front of … More
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