scientific education at school. Public attitude towards
science owe much the way science is taught in these S1________
institutions. Today, school is what most people come into S2________
contact with a formal instruction and explanation of science
for the first time, at least in a systematic way. It is at this
point which the foundations are laid for an interest in science. S3________
what is taught (and how) in this first encounter will largely
determine an individual’s view of the subject in adult life.
Understanding the original of the negative attitudes S4________
towards science may help us to modify them. Most education
system neglect exploration, understanding and reflection. S5________
Teachers in schools tend to present science as a collection of
facts, often by more detail than necessary. As a result, S6________
children memorize processes such as mathematical formulas
or the periodic table, only to forget it shortly afterwards. The S7________
task of learning facts and concepts, one at a time, makes
learning laborious, boring and efficient. Such a purely S8________
empirical approach, which consists of observation and
description, is also, in a sense, unscientific or incomplete.
There is therefore a need for resources and methods of
teaching that facilitates a deep understanding of science in S9________
an enjoyable way. Science should not only be ‘fun’ in the
same way as playing a video game, but ‘hard fun’----a deep
feeling of connection made possibly only by imaginative S10________
engagement.
