Discusses the importance of reading in science lessons, and offers practical solutions to the problems of structuring shared reading, making reading active, encouraging note-taking, and locating potential sources of reading material. (Author/MM)

Discusses the importance of speaking and listening in science lessons as well as offering suggestions on how to tackle spelling and vocabulary. (MM)

Describes an activity to demonstrate the freeze thaw cycle which can cause rocks to break apart due to the expansion of freezing water. (Author/MM)

Describes an activity which presents the reactivity of metals series as a football pool with more reactive metals at the top of the table and unreactive metals at the bottom. Describes how the activity can be applied in different ways for different ability groups. (Author/MM)

Presents the subject of writing with a minimum of jargon and suggests contexts for teaching and using various strands. Offers clear guidelines on potential teaching approaches to promote scientific literacy. (DDR)