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1.1 Science in society

1.2 Science education

1.3 The importance of (holistic) ecological education

1.4 An ecological teaching package for Primary Schools

2 THE BRITISH NATIONAL CURRICULUM

2.1 Curriculum structure

2.2 Science at Key Stage 2

2.3 Ecology and the curriculum

3 AIMS

4 METHOD

4.1 Development of the package

4.2 Content and delivery of the package

4.2.1 Subject matter and overall design

4.2.2 Scientific methodology

4.2.3 Children’s work assignments

4.2.4 Effective teaching

4.3 THE SCHOOL

4.4 THE CHILDREN

5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

5.1 THE DEVELOPED PACKAGE (see Teacher’s Guide booklet)

5.2 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED

5.3 THE CHILDREN’S RECEPTION TO INDIVIDUAL TOPICS

5.4 THE CHILDREN’S ASSESSMENT

5.4.1 Overall assessment

5.4.2 Most favourite topics

5.4.3 Least favourite topics

Average responses from assessment sheets

6 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PACKAGE

7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

8 REFERENCES

APPENDIX A The children’s perceptions of science, scientists and bacteria

APPENDIX B Blank sheets used for the children’s assessment of the package

APPENDIX C Some examples of work produced by the children

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