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Direct linkRogers, Ben; Hoath, Leigh – Primary Science, 2021
The authors think it is likely that there is no 'right' way to teach. They believe that some teaching approaches work better in some situations to achieve some goals. In this article the authors are proposing that the best way to improve primary science is for colleagues with different views to talk more -- and listen more. Specifically, the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Active Learning, Inquiry, Direct Instruction
Simpson, Sherralyn; Thomas, Caroline – Primary Science, 2020
As schools in England re-open their doors and welcome children back in September 2020 after the COVID-19 lockdown, what can, and should, primary science look like in the 'new normal'? If timetables are constricted to adhere to the demands of social distancing, innovative practical science enquiry will be needed. Even if they are not, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
McGregor, D.; Baskerville, D.; Anderson, D.; Duggan, A. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2019
Understanding the nature of science (NoS) is perplexing for young children because it is concerned with not only understanding how evidence is generated but also what kind of meanings can be made from information collected. However, acting as a scientist-in-role, making independent decisions about what information to collect and deciding how to go…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Active Learning, Inquiry, Foreign Countries
Lederman, Judith; Lederman, Norman; Bartels, Selina; Jimenez, Juan; Akubo, Mark; Aly, Shereen; Bao, Chengcheng; Blanquet, Estelle; Blonder, Ron; Bologna Soares de Andrade, Mariana; Buntting, Catherine; Cakir, Mustafa; EL-Deghaidy, Heba; ElZorkani, Ahmed; Gaigher, Estelle; Guo, Shuchen; Hakanen, Arvi; Hamed Al-Lal, Soraya; Han-Tosunoglu, Cigdem; Hattingh, Annemarie; Hume, Anne; Irez, Serhat; Kay, Gillian; Kivilcan Dogan, Ozgur; Kremer, Kerstin; Kuo, Pi-Chu; Lavonen, Jari; Lin, Shu-Fen; Liu, Cheng; Liu, Enshan; Liu, Shiang-Yao; Lv, Bin; Mamlok-Naaman, Rachel; McDonald, Christine; Neumann, Irene; Pan, Yaozhen; Picholle, Eric; Rivero García, Ana; Rundgren, Carl-Johan; Santibáñez-Gómez, David; Saunders, Kathy; Schwartz, Renee; Voitle, Frauke; von Gyllenpalm, Jakob; Wei, Fangbing; Wishart, Jocelyn; Wu, Zhifeng; Xiao, Huang; Yalaki, Yalcin; Zhou, Qiaoxue – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Although understandings of scientific inquiry (as opposed to conducting inquiry) are included in science education reform documents around the world, little is known about what students have learned about inquiry during their elementary school years. This is partially due to the lack of any assessment instrument to measure understandings about…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Middle School Students, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Nally, Elizabeth – Primary Science, 2019
This is the third special issue of "Primary Science," and it is one that offers primary school teachers an insight into an initiative that does wonders for primary science leadership, learning, and teaching -- the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM). In this article, Elizabeth Nally shares her PSQM experience and what it has done for her…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Role
Hobbs, Laura; Bentley, Sophie; Hartley, Jackie; Stevens, Carly; Bolton, Tom – Primary Science, 2020
"Minecraft" is a computer game that allows players to move around in a virtual world, building almost limitless creations with a vast array of cubic blocks with varying textures and properties. Its representative settings and processes link to the real world, making the game a valuable tool for both presenting scientific concepts to…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Universities, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction
Deller, Clarysly – Primary Science, 2017
As plants and seed dispersal are common themes in primary science, the author thought that she would share an enquiry challenge activity that addresses many of the "working scientifically" objectives of the National Curriculum for England. Year 3 and 4 children had a whole afternoon made up firstly of "playing", planning and…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Inquiry, National Curriculum, Science Activities
Penny, Jude; Forster, Colin – Primary Science, 2018
In this article, Jude Penny and Colin Forster explore what makes a good question and how this links with developing science capital. This article outlines research that was undertaken with primary student teachers at the University of Gloucestershire, focusing on the development of their ability to deploy an appropriate number of carefully chosen…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Student Teachers
Hoath, Leigh – Primary Science, 2018
Often unheard of unless you are of a certain age and remember audio and video cassettes, BASF are a multinational business with a large chemical site in Bradford, West Yorkshire. On the BASF site is a 'Kids' Lab' that forms part of BASF's educational outreach work. In this article, Leigh Hoath and five teachers from Bradford schools outline a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Outreach Programs
Forster, Colin – Primary Science, 2016
After spending most of the day in school, children are typically given additional assignments to be completed at home. The author and colleagues developed a series of science homework tasks for use in primary schools. The difference with these homework tasks, however, was that they were pencil-free: no blank spaces for the children to fill in and…
Descriptors: Homework, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Science Activities
Balmer, Denise – Primary Science, 2015
SATRO (Science And Technology Regional Organisation), a charity based in Surrey that seeks to inspire young people about their future careers, received a call from a local junior school just before Easter last year from a science coordinator who was in tears. Her school had just been made a "failing school" and science was a disaster; no…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Student Motivation
Barker, James; Pope, Deborah – Primary Science, 2016
The "working scientifically" strand of the new primary science curriculum for England has re-emphasised the importance of children having opportunities to carry out different types of enquiries to answer their scientific questions. To promote this as an ongoing aim of primary science education, it is equally important for trainee primary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Science Curriculum, Inquiry
Russell, Terry; McGuigan, Linda – Primary Science, 2014
As reported in an earlier article (Russell and McGuigan, 2014), with Nuffield Foundation support, the authors of this article have been exploring with a group of primary teachers the teaching and learning of evolution and inheritance, focusing on conceptual progression. The new National Curriculum for England requires learners to access knowledge…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Measurement, Evolution
Lievesley, Tara – Primary Science, 2014
In 2011, OFSTED produced its triennial report, "Successful Science" (OFSTED, 2011), celebrating the successes of science in English schools over the previous three years and informing educators of what things still needed to be addressed. The Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM, www.psqm.org.uk) was highlighted as helping to address many…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Academic Standards
Boyd, Margaret – Primary Science, 2013
A keen personal interest in natural history, involvement in environmental organisations, and experience, first as a secondary biology teacher and later as a field teacher, means that this author has spent many years working outdoors. Any part of the curriculum involving ecological concepts would lead her to open the door and go outside. She…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Outdoor Education, Grade 5
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