Warwickshire County Council
Newton's Bruises

But How Does Newton's Bruises Do All That?

? Talk,talk,talk,talk, talk

  • What are ‘questioning skills’ and why are they important?
  • Who asks the questions?
  • How do you teach pupils to ask questions?
  • How do you know what a good question is?
  • How do you organise your class to ask questions?
  • How do you make little questions into big ones?
  • How do I get from the end of my street to the moon?

 
? Paparazzi Science

  • Why do we need to write in science?
  • What can we learn from Leonardo Da Vinci’s notebooks?
  • Does science writing have to have just the one language – the language of exams?
  • Can I use my writing to do experiments with?
  • How can I sell my science notebook to The News of the World?


? Science on Trial

  • How do I challenge the science I’m taught?
  • How do I assemble evidence?
  • How do I test the evidence?
  • How can I make the issues urgent and real?
  • How do I make up my mind what to believe?
  • How do I argue my corner?
  • When do I get my day in court?


? Location, Location

  • How do I get to touch science?
  • Where do I look?
  • -  Does science help make beef burgers?
  • Am I wearing science?
  • How do I actually collect evidence?
  • How do I get out of this room?
  • Can I save the world – get my hands dirty – scuff my knees – and do it instead of talking about it?


? Celebrity Big Brother

  • Who are my science celebrity house mates?
  • What are they like?
  • What are they saying?
  • How do I make contact with them and understand them?
  • How can I make them understand me?
  • Aren’t they all dead?
  • How can I stand on the shoulders of these giants?


? But what I most want to know is……

  • Am I alone?
  • Does my brain have to be the size of Europe?
  • Who listens to me?