Evidence-Based Strategies for Teaching Primary Science

Improve primary science teaching with evidence-based strategies for better student outcomes and engagement.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2Introduction
3. 3Set some learning goals
4. 4Overview of the science curriculum
5. 5Why is it important for students to engage effectively with the science curriculum?
6. 6Recommendation 1. Preconceptions: build on the ideas that students bring to lessons
7. 7Recommendation 2. Self-regulation: help students direct their own learning
8. 8Recommendation 3. Modelling: use models to support understanding
9. 9Recommendation 4. Memory: support students to retain and retrieve knowledge
10. 10Recommendation 5. Practical work: use practical work purposefully and as part of a learning sequence
11. 11Recommendation 6. Language of science: develop scientific vocabulary and support students to read and write about science
12. 12Recommendation 7. Feedback: use structured feedback to move on students' thinking
13. 13Reflection
14. 14Taxonomy of learning
15. 15Suggestions for collaboration
16. 16Congratulations