Uncover your students' preconceptions

By Emily Yeomans2019-07-10T10:19:00

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Understanding their existing ideas helps avoid misconceptions

Pupils come to science lessons with a whole host of ideas about how the world works. Unfortunately, not all preconceptions will be correct, some will be misconceptions and students need support to shift these and replace them with scientifically accurate ideas. This article explores how to do that.

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