Abstract
Many UK secondary schools (ages 11-18) host Open Days for pupils in their final
year of primary school education (age 10). At these events science teachers try,
through the judicious use of a select number of practical tasks, to portray science as
being a fun, exciting and essentially a 'hands on' activity. Whilst this approach
generates short-term situational interest amongst pupils it is ultimately an unrealistic,
and arguably unsustainable, image of science.
year of primary school education (age 10). At these events science teachers try,
through the judicious use of a select number of practical tasks, to portray science as
being a fun, exciting and essentially a 'hands on' activity. Whilst this approach
generates short-term situational interest amongst pupils it is ultimately an unrealistic,
and arguably unsustainable, image of science.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 119-122 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | School Science Review |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 324 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |