Table of Contents

Chapter 1. How did we get here? Some background to How Science Works in the school curriculum 1 Rob Toplis Chapter 2. What do students think about science? Sue Collins Chapter 3. How do scientists work? James Williams Chapter 4. What is scientific enquiry? Michael Allen Chapter 5. Teaching controversial issues Ralph Levinson Chapter 6. Argumentation Shirley Simon Chapter 7. Questions and science Mike Watts Chapter 8. Enhancing investigative science Alan West Chapter 9. The role of ICT Jocelyn Wishart Chapter 10. Teaching outside the classroom Justin Dillon Final thoughts

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Brunel University, UK

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'A thorough exploration, highlighting the importance of How Science Works in the science curriculum. This will be a very useful companion for many beginning teachers as they explore ways to develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science and how best to teach this.' - Helen Bowhay, Lecturer, PGCE Science, University of Nottingham, UK