In this second installment of a two-part article, the author draws from coaching and research into children's learning in science to present a model for building pupils' scientific ideas quickly and effectively. In the first article, the author outlined how pupils' reading improves when they are more engaged in finding scientific…

Readers of the draft new English primary science curriculum (DfE, 2012) might be concerned to see that there is much more detail on the Earth science content than previously in the United Kingdom. In this article, Chris King, a professor of Earth Science Education at Keele University and Director of the Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU),…

Offers advice on enabling children to develop and use scientific vocabulary accurately. (Author)

Presents an open letter reflecting changes in the relationship between science and its effects on teaching practices. Discusses science for personal development, science for future scientists, unintended misrepresentations of science, and appraisal of science and society. (YDS)

Presents a provision of early science education in elementary schools back in the late 1870s and 1880s. (YDS)

Presents ideas for introducing the nature of scientists' work to students. Focuses on clothing to discuss the uses and properties of materials and features scientists visiting classrooms and interviewing with students to develop children's sense of science and scientists. (YDS)

Introduces an activity in which students record their learning about scientists by writing different types of poems. (YDS)

Introduces a three-year research project called Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) that focuses on increasing student achievement by developing thinking skills. (YDS)

Investigates the relationship between evidence, ideas, understanding, reasoning, and exploration during a practical science activity for children aged 8-11. Reports on students' academic achievement on a pendulum activity. (YDS)

Describes an informal teaching approach for elementary school students at zoos. (YDS)

Uses materials collected from the seashore to stimulate students and recommends bringing materials to the classroom instead of trying to take students to the seashore, which may not be suitable for children with physical disabilities. (YDS)

Presents an activity on animal adaptation in which elementary school students create their own animals for a given habitat. (YDS)

Presents a science activity in which students investigate a guinea pig's favorite food. (YDS)

Discusses the use of problem-solving activities in elementary-level science lessons. Sample activities include "Sparkling Christmas Presents,""Who Left the Message?," and "Parachute Descent". (WRM)

Presents ideas for investigating fruits and vegetables with 5- and 6-year-old children. Activities allow children to explore the characteristics and classification of fruits and vegetables. (WRM)