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The Link Magazine September 1993
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Lab studies for young scientists
TUTOR
West Swindon primary school children will soon be carrying out experiments in a real science laboratory.
wrrH TwENTY FromSeptember, teachertime and ited the scope of work that could be the progress of learning between
a laboratory at Greendown School done. Using secondary school fa- schools is more closely integrated.
YEAR'S EXPERIENCE have been set aside to allow chil- cilities will improve the range of Greendown primary school liai-
dren from primary schools to pur- investigation work primary school son teacherTim Noble said a number
sue projects in a real scientific set- children can undertake, she said. of local primary schools had booked
offers Maths, English and
ting. "We will be working with pri- time at the Greendown lab to study
Science in your home at The idea came about after pri- mary school teachers and building the property of light, the environ-
Junior, GCSE and A Level. mary school headteachers expressed on work already developed. The ment, space projects and how to use
concern about the problems of car- children will carry out their initial microscopes.
Age range: 6 to 50 rying out science experiments re- research at their school. Then they'll He added that school minibuses
quired by the national curriculum. come into the Greendown lab to do will provide free transport to bring
Boost your confidence now Greendown science teacher Sue their experiments which they will children to Greendown. He hoped
Burn has already been working in write up back in their classroom." to see similar joint iniLatives in other
Tel: 870257 and 823159 some primary schools but the re- She said the long term aim is to subjects to smooth the transition
strictions of moving equipment Em- bring together the primary and sec- between primary and secondary
ondary school curriculum so that schools.
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