Primary Science number 116

Number 116 - January 2011

Contents	Article
2	Contents Page
3	Keeping primary science alive
4	Notice Board
5	ISSUES IN PRIMARY ASSESSMENT 2 Chris Harrison and Sally Howard Assessment for learning: how and why it works in primary classrooms. In the second part of this series, the authors focus on the key aspects of formative assessment, including dialogue, collaboration and independent learners.
9	TEACHOSAURUS AND LEARNOCERATOPS: dinosaurs as a motivating cross-curricular theme Denis Duggan A look into the benefits that dinosaurs may bring to the classroom.
13	BIG IMAGES AND BIG IDEAS! John McCullagh and Julian Greenwood The authors compare computer microscopes and their ability to enhance science enquiry.
18	Night and Day - it’s obvious how it works, isn’t it? Bob Kibble Bob Kibble provides an insight into this seemingly simple idea and explores why we should teach children something which will shortly have be 'unlearned'.
22	GETTING PRACTICAL WITH PRIMARY TEACHERS Janet Chetwood, Melanie Smith and Georgina Chapman Insights into the primary-tailored 'Getting Practical' programme.
26	TALKING SCIENCE Alison Eley Following a project funded by the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust, the author discusses improving primary to secondary school transition through an argument-based approach to teaching science.
31	WHAT HAPPENS IF ...? Louise Brazil, Jennifer Curtis, Rachel Grayer and Ruth Henry Teaching students share the planning and teaching of an open-ended science investigation.
35	Reviews