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Direct linkDavies, Dan – Primary Science, 2013
Helping children to visualise what is inside them and how their bodies work can be a challenge, since teachers are often reliant on secondary sources or investigations that can only measure outward signs (such as pulse rate). Another way is to involve the children in an imaginative role-play exercise where they explore the insides of a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Visualization, Human Body
Davies, Dan; Collier, Chris; Howe, Alan – Primary Science, 2011
In 2008-9 the Centre for Early Scientific Learning (CRESL) at Bath Spa University worked with 10 primary schools in Bath and South Gloucestershire on the "Eco-monitoring at key stage 2" project, funded by the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust (AZSTT). As part of the project, the authors are writing a continuing professional development (CPD) unit…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Playgrounds, Foreign Countries, Geographic Information Systems
Davies, Dan; Collier, Chris; McMahon, Kendra; Howe, Alan – Primary Science, 2010
Since the demise of the key stage 2 (age 11) science Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) in England, teachers have been getting to grips with the issue of teacher assessment. Although arguably providing a more valid picture of children's scientific enquiry skills than a paper-and-pencil test, observations of investigations in progress face the…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Investigations, Teacher Evaluation, Science Education
McMahon, Kendra; Davies, Dan – Primary Science Review, 2003
In this article, the authors introduce the Improving Science Together (IST) project (2000-2002), funded by the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust. The project was a partnership between 20 primary and 4 secondary schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, LEA advisory staff, BAE Systems, and the primary science team at Bath Spa University…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Formative Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
