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Direct linkStylos, George; Kotsis, Konstantinos T. – Primary Science, 2021
Science is one of the most important subjects for students at all educational levels. To promote engagement, hands-on experiments can provide a 'realistic and exciting experience of the content' (Holstermann, Grube and Bögeholz, 2010: 744) and hopefully facilitate motivation. In this article, George Stylos and Konstantinos T. Kotsis present four…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Heat, Scientific Concepts
Pierratos, Theodoros; Koumaras, Panagiotis – Primary Science, 2022
Although international school systems and resources can differ from those in the UK, it is always useful to have an informed worldview of practice in primary science. The COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably changed the ways in which pupils around the world have access to knowledge. Furthermore, it has changed the ways in which teachers globally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Physics
Mamber, Stephen W.; Gantenbein, Alice – Primary Science, 2017
Tootsie Pops, manufactured by Tootsie Roll Industries of Chicago, Illinois, are spherical hard-candy lollipops with a chocolate-flavoured, chewy center. While Tootsie Pops have been around since 1931, it was a television commercial made in 1969 that captured the attention of many. The commercial, an amusing animated cartoon, posed the following…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students
Odeneal, Alexander – Primary Science, 2019
In this article, newly qualified teacher (NQT) Alexander Odeneal shares some ideas that primary teachers could use to capture pupils' interest and support scientific discussions. The article offers four different activities and an explanation of why they do what they do to support the non-specialist teacher leading the lesson. Each activity…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Davies, Tony – Primary Science, 2014
Teaching children about circuits and the way electricity works is a "tricky business" because it is invisible. Just imagine all eyes are on the teacher as he or she produces for the class what looks like a ping-pong ball and then, with a wave of their hand, the incredible happens! This wonderful white sphere begins to glow red and a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Electronics, Scientific Concepts
Whitburn, Niki – Primary Science, 2013
Nowadays, in the United Kingdom, citizens take for granted clean water pumped directly into their homes, but it was not always the case, and is still not so in many countries. Could people clean water themselves if they had to and what could they then use it for? Would it actually be "clean enough" to drink? The author presents children…
Descriptors: Water, Water Quality, Investigations, Science Activities
