The power of the practical
Issue 254 | Page 20 | Published Nov 2013
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Whether it is a rapid-fire Twitter event as part of #ASEchat, or BBC Radio 4's Inside Science, whenever practical work is a subject for discussion it generates powerful debate. While it is right that the best use of practical work is continually discussed, its value in science teaching is without question.
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