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Balmer, Denise – School Science Review, 2014
The article describes an innovative project for year 9 (age 13-14) students that has run since 2002 with the help of professional engineers and scientists and incorporates careers information and hands-on practical work. The programme was developed to highlight alternative energy as a subject and also to provide a hands-on practical day for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Activities
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Shayer, Michael – School Science Review, 1978
Assesses the physics, chemistry and biology content of the Nuffield Combined Science Course used in British schools by experimental testing to children's understanding of the course. A model by which the pupils' achievement is mapped to an estimate of their maximum Piagetian level of thinking is presented. (HM)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Research