Supporting Primary Science
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What is Primary Science?
This tutorial is for Science & Engineering Ambassadors.
Each screen deals with a separate topic. This is Screen 1. To get to Screens 2 to 5 click on one of the numbers above.
1. Introduction to Primary Science
2. Teaching staff in primary schools
3. Working with children in a primary school
4. Giving a talk to large a large group
5. Putting on a special event
In KS1&2 Science scientific enquiry is taught to children through contexts of life processes and living things, materials and their properties and physical processes.
The Space Approach (Nuffield Primary Science)
The SPACE approach starts where the children are, building on the ideas they already have and helping them to develop their ideas towards more scientific ones.
Teachers start by finding out children's ideas and the experiences which led to these (the 'elicitation' phase) and then by further activities and discussion (the 'intervention' phase) help them towards a better understanding of the topic.
You will find additional information and activities for you to do by clicking on the More? and Try this! cards at the bottom of each screen. If you have further questions not covered in the tutorial, Contact Us at the Curriculum Centre.