Chapter 9
Science
Science
In this section you will find lesson activities and ideas which develop children’s scientific enquiry skills and their knowledge of life/physical processes, and materials and their properties.
The activities in this section have been selected because they provide good assessment and development opportunities for ‘working scientifically’.
Science tips
- Invite children to perform actions wherever possible to represent scientific principles or processes.
- Use a digital camera to record stages in investigations and ask the children to provide a narration for the photo sequence.
- Try to set investigations in a real-life context.
- Ensure that the children possess the necessary investigative skills before asking them to ...
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