Yesterday’s NESTA report into the worrying state of science experimentation in UK schools made me smile:
“The opportunities for science enquiry learning, in particular more open-ended forms of practical experimental work, continue to be inhibited by familiar issues. These include resourcing, time, concerns about health and safety, and the perceived restrictions of curricula and assessment systems..Yet this research shows that more innovative and creative approaches to science education can support the achievement of curriculum learning objectives, and encourage learners to consider further study in science.”
I mean surely, that was why Andy set up Crocodile Clips and others like him to provide educational software to enable scientific experimentation? I’ll just have to be patient and ask him when I next get to see him at BETT in January. In the meantime a free Galilean thermometer to the first person who can tell me my connection to ‘Croc Clips’ beyond once advising Andy on usability issues (btw the usual competition disclaimers apply)?
