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Direct linkLinfield, Rachel; Ireland, Erin – Primary Science, 2022
The "Primary SPACE Project Research Report: Sound" (Watt and Russell, 1990) provides interesting reading relating to primary-aged children's concepts of sound. It reveals a range of children's views on how sound is made, how sounds are heard and how sound travels. While some children are shown to have knowledge that sounds travel and are…
Descriptors: Physics, Acoustics, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Jones, Verity; Gorell Barnes, Lucy; McEwen, Lindsey; Whitehouse, Sarah; Williams, Sara – Primary Science, 2022
The authors describe their resources for raising awareness and encouraging positive water behaviours among young children. The DRY (Drought Risk and You) project brought together a multidisciplinary team to create a research-informed storybook and teachers' notes for 7- to 11-year-olds. This article takes a brief look at the book and reflects on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Young Children, Natural Disasters
Dunlop, Lynda; Airey, Jeremy; Turkenburg, Maria; Bennett, Judith – Primary Science, 2019
In December 2015, the Principia mission was launched and many schools took part in local or national activities associated with the Principia mission. Researchers at York undertook a three-year study to find out about the influence of human spaceflight on children's attitudes towards STEM subjects. Along with a large-scale survey, between November…
Descriptors: Space Sciences, Science Instruction, STEM Education, Teaching Methods
Archer, Louise – Primary Science, 2018
Over the past decade, the author and their colleagues have been carrying out research to try to better understand the factors that shape students' engagement with science, as well as their science and career aspirations. The ASPIRES/ASPIRES 2 studies have tracked a cohort of students in England from the age of 10 to 18, combining large-scale…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Murphy, Collette; Kerr, Karen – Primary Science, 2011
In September 2010 the Wellcome Trust published a detailed report which, for the first time, gave an in-depth analysis of the learning experiences of children in England and Wales as they prepare for science assessment at the end of their primary education (key stage 2), and the children's ideas about how the experience might be improved. The…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Science
Watkins, Richard – Primary Science, 2010
It is a recurring debate many people have probably been engaged in: why do pupils appear to under-perform in the lower years of secondary school? In the latest in their "Perspectives on education" series, "Primary-secondary transfer in science" (Wellcome Trust, 2009), the Wellcome Trust addresses this problematic area with…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Elementary School Science
