Recommend journal of emergent science (on ase website)
Looking at science in children’s story books. Focusing on science inaccuracies (many teachers will use these stories unaware of these) and focusing on why did that happen in a story line.
Why should we use fictional picture books to explore science at primary school ? Metaphorical language. Children blur imagination and reality.
? Link between teaching literature (interpret, debate) and improvement of understanding of science.
Pictures need to be prominent
Dialogue and conflict
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