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Introduction

The aim of this Guide for Teachers and Managers 5-14: Science is to provide practical advice and exemplification to accompany the National Guidelines Environmental Studies 5-14.

The Guide for Teachers and Managers is a working document offering advice on how to address various aspects of the environmental studies national guidelines. In other words, the guidelines provide the 'what' of the curriculum: the guide offers advice on the 'how'. This guide for science sets out some examples of practice that have been found to be effective in different classroom or school contexts. It also exemplifies the kinds of learning activities that are appropriate in developing knowledge and understanding, skills and informed attitudes. These are intended to allow schools to use the illustrated ideas and strategies or to develop approaches to suit their own particular circumstances. They are not to be regarded as prescriptive or definitive answers to all the issues involved in implementing Environmental Studies 5-14.

Further advice and support to local authorities and schools will be developed in the future by Learning and Teaching Scotland and as a result of the Scottish Executive Science Strategy.

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