Alan explores the ideas that began to shape Darwin's theories as he sailed up the west coast of South America on his way to the Galapagos Isla
Ally Bull, with the NZCER science education team, shares a New Zealand example of how science assessment could be developed to assess thinking in s
Andy Markwick and Kevin Watts explore properties and changes of materials, introducing some ideas for chemistry activities.
Angela explains how Kew is encouraging primary school children to explore Darwin's big ideas and take part in real science research through th
Anjana describes the relationship between fossils and evolution and how this will be celebrated at this year's annual Fossil Festival: 'E
Bert Nagel explores how, using just drinking straws and staples, you can make wands that produce beautiful soap bubbles.
Bert Nagel shares another interesting and simple adaptation to create something special out of the ordinary.
Cally describes how young children can become involved in a large-scale investigation of adaptation in snails.
The author looks at why we should and how we could teach evolution to younger children.
Assessment for learning: how and why it works in primary classrooms.
The authors use their third article to discuss summative assessment, its uses, strengths and pitfalls.
Chris and Sally start off a three-part series looking at the issues of assessment that teachers face in the classroom.