Welcome to the beginning of a new era in Primary Science education!
The purpose of this blog is to assist the non-specialist in fielding the remarkably astute questions that their class can unexpectedly fire from the back of the classroom. It also aims to help you avoid common pitfalls in the understanding of basic science, and to occasionally give you some ideas for practical demonstrations when the topic feels dull, or budgets are tight.
What I hope to avoid is making the reader feel stupid, or ignorant. Not everyone is a science specialist; not everyone has an interest in science; and nobody on Earth has the breadth of knowledge necessary to answer everything their class comes out with.
What I need from you, what I will always need from you, is questions! Questions you had trouble answering off the top of your head. Questions about topics you find difficult to spice up. Questions, even, about your own understanding of the topic at hand. And, of course, feedback on the resources I provide.
I look forward to working with you, towards a greater understanding of science, and towards a more exciting year of lessons!
Thank you,
Joseph Clark
Science Faction 
I am a BA hons student in Education Studies – I am also in a primary school placement which runs alongside the degree. What you detail above would be very useful; I look forward to watching your work develop 🙂
Hi!
Thanks for your comment. Did you find the blog via TES? If not, would you mind telling me how?
Hopefully, I can live up to your expectations; the first video should be up today!
Please do let me know what topics you’re covering in these last two weeks, and I’ll see if I can do a practical specially for my first commenter.
Joe.
That was a really helpful explanation of centripetal and centrifugal force, thanks! I recently studied centripetal force for my GCSE Physics, and got a bit confused about its link to centrifugal force. But now I know!
Looking around your blog, I found this post. You’ve asked for questions, and I’ve got one that – after asking loads of different people – seems to still have no ‘perfect’ answer:
Why do nuclear fission reactors still use the massive amounts of energy they generate to heat water into steam?
I’d have thought that there would be a more efficient way to harness the energy from the fission, especially as technology is constantly advancing and energy efficiency is crucial. I may be wrong, but using water seems a bit… primitive?!
If you’ve got time and if you’re interested, I’d love to know the answer.
Thanks again!
JB21