For some time the Association for Science Education (ASE) has been aware that it would be useful to have some resources available to get children talking and thinking about issues related to health, sport and fitness. Some of the questions about pulse, breathing rate and so on are pretty obvious to everyone, and there is a risk of these being…

Cartoons illustrating scientific concepts were used in the London Underground and informal learning sites to raise adult awareness of science and promote lifelong learning. They are also being used in formal learning situations such as adult-literacy classes. (SK)

Describes the nature and development of concept cartoons as an innovative constructivist teaching and learning strategy. An evaluation of the use of concept cartoons in a wide range of teaching situations indicated that the response of teachers and learners to the cartoons was generally highly positive. Makes suggestions for implementing concept…

In this article, the authors state that discovering and then building upon children's ideas is now accepted practice, but their feelings matter too. Their experience suggests that the assumption that children are willing to reveal their ideas may not always be correct. If children do not feel that their ideas will be valued then they are less…

Shares understanding of what a concept carton is. Outlines views of those who have used them. (ASK)

Explains how cartoons are used to promote public understanding of science. Argues that cartoons have proven popular and can be usefully applied in the classroom where improved motivation is one of the benefits. (Author/DDR)

Focuses on two aspects of the use of concept cartoons in preservice science teacher education: evaluating their use as a teaching and learning approach, and challenging student teachers' perceptions of how constructivist principles might be implemented in the classroom. (SAH)

Describes the use of concept cartoons as a teaching strategy. The cartoons represent scientific ideas in everyday situations and use published research to identify common areas of misunderstanding which then provide a focus for the concept cartoons. Cartoons provide teachers with good access to children's ideas, promote conceptual change,…