TY - BOOK ID - 77901288 TI - Practical work in school science PY - 1998 SN - 0203062485 1134686188 1280330198 9786610330195 9780203062487 9780415174923 0415174929 9780415174930 0415174937 0415174929 0415174937 9781134686186 9781134686131 1134686137 9781134686179 113468617X PB - London New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Natural science KW - Natural sciences KW - Science of science KW - Sciences KW - Study and teaching UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77901288 AB - Practical work has been part of science education for just over 100 years and is accepted as an essential and exciting part of understanding this discipline. Although it can be costly and sometimes messy, it simply has to be done if students and teachers are to progress in their understanding. Schools and universities invest millions of pounds in it and the National Curriculum reveres it - but what exactly is going on in classrooms around the country and how are the leading practitioners moving with the times? This book attempts to reflect on the value and purpose of practical work as part of ER -