Science Days leading to Science Weeks: why have them?

By Michele Grimshaw, Nina Spilsbury, Peter Sainsbury, Paul Tyler, Kathy G. Schofield, Naomi. K. Shallcross, Dudley E. Shallcross

Issue 17 | Page 45 | Published Jul 2019

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This article offers a short review of the literature concerning Science Days or longer time dedicated to science, together with some short case studies of work generated by primary school teachers.

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