LET'S TALK
HOW TO ENGAGE PRIMARY PUPILS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SCIENTIFIC ISSUES
WHY? ...MOTIVATION
Some comments from teachers trialling the resources:
- "Pupils who normally remain detached from group work were on task".
- "The way in which the issues were dealt encouraged research, discussion, and co-operation. The answers came from the children".
- "Thought provoking, heated animated discussion from children willing to share their ideas".
- "The discussion about who should make the decisions was a great success – the children were engaged and took an active part giving reasons to back up their views".