Approaches and activities for engaging children with key ideas in science

By Pauline Patterson

Issue 140 | Page 27 | Published Nov 2015

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Pauline Patterson from the Cams Hill Science Consortium shares a collection of their ideas on approaches and activities for teaching key ideas in the new English National Curriculum.

Primary Science Curriculum
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