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Primary Science Education Conference

2:00pm BST

Drama as a formative assessment tool in primary scienceLIMITED TintoDavid Allen Effective primary science: What does the academic research tell us?LIMITED PentlandJane Turner • Clare Warren Working scientifically with WOW momentsLIMITED MoorfootSue Luke • Sally Hardman

3:45pm BST

Two for One! This session will include two half hour talksLIMITED FintryMatt Larsen-Daw • Fran LONG Seize the Day! Making the most of pre-service teachers’ experience of primary science within an initial teacher education programme.LIMITED Ochil 3Andrea Doherty • John McCullagh The 'Brian Cox School Experiments' - Using the Royal Society's resourceLIMITED PentlandLucy Blackmore • Jo Cox

11:15am BST

Early years and creativityLIMITED FintryEsme Glauert The brain and learning: what do teaching professionals really need to know?LIMITED Carrick 1Kendra McMahon • Alison Lee Towards developing a model to address the crisis of teaching and learning in science in South African schoolsLIMITED Ochil 3Shaheed Hartley

1:30pm BST

Right from the start: Play, relationships and learningLIMITED SidlawPaul Ramchandani The Importance of Excellent Storytelling in Science (with a focus on the KS2 topic of Evolution)FULL TintoJules Pottle • Rufus Cooper There is No Planet B: Listen to the children - they want to make a differenceLIMITED FintryIan Milne

3:30pm BST

Attention please! A focused approach to inclusive teaching and learning primary scienceLIMITED Harris 2Sam Kenny • Andy Bullough • Gregory Mace • Joelle Halliday • Rob Floyd How do teachers learn to ask good questions in science?FULL TintoColin Forster • Jude Penny Let's talk about animals and their lifestylesLIMITED FintryStuart Naylor Two for One! This session will include two half hour workshopsLIMITED Ochil 1Sharon Smith • Rachel Wolford

10:15am BST

QwispLIMITED Carrick 1Colette van Niftrik Using Engineering Habits of Mind with primary trainee teachers to support children's learning in science, design and technology and computingLIMITED Ochil 1Sally Hardman • Sue Luke ‘Girl’ Brains and ‘Boy’ Brains: Pink and Blue or Fifty Shades of Grey Matter?LIMITED FintryGina Rippon

12:00pm BST

Learning about the Earth from a scotch egg: How children learn with analogies and how to teach with them effectivelyLIMITED Carrick 1Matthew Slocombe Scientist of the week: breaking down STEM stereotypesLIMITED Carrick 2Joe Shimwell See through science: using images to engage and inspire children to ask scientific questionsLIMITED SidlawAlex Farrer • Paul Tyler Two for One! This session will include two half hour talksLIMITED PentlandOlivia Johnson • Fran LONG