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Wong, Victoria; Dillon, Justin – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2020
Background: There are frequent calls in the literature for school science and mathematics departments to collaborate, largely in response to perceived overlaps between the two subjects in the context of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Yet few studies explore how such collaborations might work. This paper is unusual both in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Departments, Departments, Mathematics
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Smith, Mark – School Science Review, 2012
This article describes how the Science Department at Shoeburyness High School in Essex introduced a space-themed year 8 (ages 12-13) science course to increase student engagement and motivation. As well as discussing the rationale for such curriculum change, it describes the processes of planning and resourcing the course, and the barriers that…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Curriculum Development, Science Curriculum, Science Departments