ABSTRACT
This chapter identifies ten key aspects of science teaching and begins to outline some of the questions they raise and to offer some practical ways forward. The ten key areas of science teaching are summarised: using language, questioning, explaining, practical work, using resources, presenting the nature of science, assessing learning, developing progression and continuity, planning and managing – and lastly, but most importantly, generating motivation and enthusiasm. One aspect of the art and craft of being a professional science teacher is to have at least some awareness of current and past research into science education. Many science teachers would love to use ICT given half the chance – they may well appreciate the power of spreadsheets and databases, the value of computer simulations, the benefits of data-logging, the potential of multimedia to animate and make the invisible visible and the new horizons opened up by the internet.
