English, Primary
Science in the open: bringing the Stone Age to life for primary-school pupils
By Petra Breuer-Küppers
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Taking pupils out of the classroom opens up a whole range of activities for teaching young children about the natural world. |
Learning through investigation: Science on Stage visit to El Roure Gros primary school
By David Lewis
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The Catalan primary school El Roure Gros has a unique concept: all learning is done through experimentation and investigation. Science on Stage Germany invited eight teachers from Austria, Germany and Italy to visit the school. |
The effect of heat: simple experiments with solids, liquids and gases
By Erland Andersen and Andrew Brown
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From a homemade thermometer to knitting needles that grow: here are some simple but fun experiments for primary-school pupils to investigate what happens to solids, liquids and gases when we heat them. |
Bread-making: teaching science in primary school
By David Lewis
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Something as everyday as bread can offer a surprising spectrum of interdisciplinary teaching opportunities. |
Fizzy fun: CO2 in primary school science
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Marlene Rau presents some fizzy and fun activities involving carbon dioxide, developed by Chemol and Science on the Shelves. |
LeSa21: primary-school science activities
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Teaching science in primary school can be challenging. Astrid Kaiser and Marlene Rau describe a rich source of online materials in three languages – and highlight some activities about oil and water. |
Physics in kindergarten and primary school
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Werner and Gabriele Stetzenbach tell us how kindergarten and primary-school children discover the world of physics together with secondary-school students as their mentors. Why not try it in your school? |
Take the weather with you
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Karen Bultitude introduces a set of simple, fun and memorable demonstrations using everyday ingredients to explain meteorological phenomena. |
Catch them young: university meets primary school
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Teaching science at primary school can be a challenge. At La main à la pâte, Samuel Lellouch and David Jasmin send university students to support primary-school teachers. Why not try two of their activities in your classroom? |
Science on Stage: recent international events
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Autumn showers, shortening days, jet-lag… nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of teachers, students and journalists from around the world who took part in the Spanish and German Science on Stage events. Sonia Furtado reports. |
