While science is a compulsory subject from primary to GCSE level, interest tends to decline when young people exercise choice about their study subjects.
According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, students are leaving school with only a superficial knowledge of science and are losing out to their international peers in gaining rewarding jobs in science and technology. A literature review of research on young people's attitudes towards science showed classroom environment and perceived quality of teaching are found to be influential in determining young people's attitudes towards science education.
CASE STUDY 1
Generation Science is an educational touring venture of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, which offers young students hands-on lessons in science. It holds workshops in hundreds of schools in Scotland and aims to get pupils aged between five and 14 excited about science and technology. Its interactive approach includes lessons such as Rocket Building, Fossil Detectives and the Lego Mindstorms Challenge.
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