Analysis of my own Scientific
Literacy, History and Biography
By Chloe Butler
A timeline of my life
experiences that have
shaped my Primary
Science teaching
philosophy.
My Experiences with the Outdoors
• My parents’ influence
• Family trips to Wales
• A child’s born curiosity for nature
• Are children becoming disconnected from the outdoors?
• Learning Outside the Classroom and its benefits
My Experiences with the Outdoors
‘A tool for teaching and learning,
proven to raise attainment and
achievement, improve behaviour
and improve engagement.’
(Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, 2018)
A Lack of Effective Science at Primary School
2004
• Science lessons at Key Stage 1
• A disregard for Science
• My experience of Science on Professional Practice
• The importance of Primary Science
A Lack of Effective Science at Primary School
2004
‘An intellectual, practical, creative and
social endeavour which seeks to help
children to better understand and make
sense of the world in which they live.’
(Sharp et al, 2017)
My First Memories of Science
2004
2009
• Mr Strode’s Science lessons
• Developing Science enquiry skills
• The importance of investigations
• Influencing my teaching practice in Science
Science at Secondary School
2004
2009
2013
• Miss Yates and her Physics lessons
• The characteristics of an effective Science teacher
• Influencing my teaching philosophy
• Leading me to where I am today
2018
My Experience of Science at Edge Hill so far
2004
2009
2013
Reference List
BEAMES, S., HIGGINS, P. and NICOL, R., 2012. Learning Outside the Classroom: Theory and Guidelines for Practice. New York: Routledge.
COUNCIL FOR LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, 2018. Council for Learning Outside the Classroom [online]. Available from:
https://www.lotc.org.uk/ [Accessed 21st November 2018]
DfEE/QCA, 1998. Science: The National Curriculum for England.
DRISCOLL, P., 2012. The Primary Curriculum: A Creative Approach. London: SAGE.
HARLEN., 2011. ASE Guide to Primary Science Education.
LOUV, R., 2010. Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. London: Atlantic.
MALONE, K. and WAITE, S., 2016. Student Outcomes and Natural Schooling: Pathways from Evidence to Impact Report [online]. Available from:
file:///C:/Users/Chloe%20Jade/Downloads/STUDENT_OUTCOMES_AND_NATURAL_SCHOOLING_P.pdf [Accessed 22nd November 2018]
SHARP, J., PEACOCK, G., JOHNSEY, R., SIMON, S., SMITH, R., CROSS, A. and HARRIS, D., 2017. Primary Science: Teaching Theory and Practice. 8th
ed. London: SAGE.
WAITE, S., 2017. Children Learning Outside the Classroom. 2nd ed. London: SAGE.