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Khishfe, Rola – School Science Review, 2022
The article describes a science activity designed to increase students' knowledge and awareness of the spread of COVID-19. It helps students achieve scientific literacy through improving their views about the nature of science and their argumentation skills. It also promotes students' engagement in scientific practices such as modelling,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 9, COVID-19
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Tsoubaris, Dimitris; Bencze, Larry; Curtis, Sheila; Zouda, Majd – School Science Review, 2020
This article describes how a class of year 9 (age 13-14) students engaged in a research-informed and negotiated action science project to address socio-scientific issues. The project was informed by the 'STEPWISE' curriculum framework. Evidence suggests that students benefited from collaborative problem-solving, developing confidence, motivation…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students
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Markwick, Andy; Nandhra, Satvinder – School Science Review, 2010
This article describes how science can lead whole-school curriculum change at key stage 3 (ages 11-14). Two thematic curriculum models are described. Model 1 shows how science specialists can develop student understanding of how science interrelates to a variety of other subject areas, while Model 2 shows how science might help to create a…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Models