During my teaching career, I have been very fortunate to work in progressive and forward-thinking science departments. And since coming out of the classroom I have had the chance to see what is going on in science departments across the country – and it has opened my eyes to the wealth of talent that we have teaching the scientists of tomorrow.
I observed a lesson recently where the teacher was teaching about waves. The students had to find out all about the wave’s properties, why knowing these is important, and how this leads on to their uses in everyday life. Before this, he wanted them to calculate the speed of a wave. He gave them a tray of water, a meter rule and a stopwatch – no instructions, no demonstration – and told them: “Off you go then!”
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