Smashing science stereotypes

By 2022-11-10T09:53:00

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Why everyone benefits from this approach to primary science

Ensuring children experience hands-on practical science learning and meet scientists at primary school effectively develops their science capital. This means they reach secondary school already believing that science could be for them. In this article, RSC Education Prize winner and primary school teacher, Joshua Piggott explains how he achieves this with whole-school science weeks, targeted visits and activities.

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