A recent curriculum development from the Nuffield Foundation rose to the challenge of producing a set of resources to establish STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) as a curriculum focus. The result is two STEM cross-curricular projects: "Games," inspired by the London Olympics, and "Futures," a novel…

Fox Hill Primary School is part of a family of schools in Sheffield that is piloting the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Primary Specialism for Science. In parallel to this work, Fox Hill participated in the Smarter Schools project from September 2008-2009. This project, funded by the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust, was set up by the…

Reports on two questionnaires designed to measure the adoption of twelve new science curriculum projects. Points out discrepancies in the results of the surveys in the areas of percentage of adoption, use by teachers with different subject area specializations, and position of the teacher doing the reporting. (GS)

Describes the various activities, and the progress, that took place during the past year and that were carried out by the members of the Association, including projects, science papers, different forms of working groups and conferences. (GA)

Describes issues related to the elementary and secondary science curriculum in Northern Ireland and identifies proposals for educational improvement at key stages 3 and 4. (YDS)

Presents reflections on the author's visit to the United States to look at independent learning in the classroom and laboratory. Outlines concerns that the ILIS will have to consider in the future. (GS)

Describes the work of the Education Committee of the ASE on mixed ability teaching which includes the collection and coordination of information offered by teachers, the dissemination of information, and the preparation of a booklet in this field. (GS)

Describes a biochemistry program at the University of Lancaster designed to emphasize the need for thinking clearly and persevering through a problem. (GS)

Presents key features of good science lessons. (MKR)

Presents personal experiences after receiving under performance criticism at key stage 3. Recommends considering content changes due to changes in the National Curriculum. Discusses ways of making change in the content and applying the new curriculum to education. (YDS)

Describes the philosophy and development of an integrated science program in a British secondary school. Discusses constraints to the program including laboratory facilities, money, and fewer laboratory technicians. (MA)

Presents the personal opinions of four educators on the question of whether educational research is worthwhile. (YDS)

Reports on efforts by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) School Television to supply relevant visual material in the sciences that would not otherwise be available to teachers as an enrichment of their own courses. Describes the developmental stages and end product of two programmes designed to meet this goal. (GS)

Describes the development and provides an example of the type of student investigation that is now considered sufficient for the practical part of the 'A' level physics examination. (GS)