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How to plan a Science Week that does not eat your whole timetable
Six sessions, one hall, and a timetable that still has room for lunch. Here is the running order that works in a one-form-entry school.
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Practical notes from the halls we work in: timetabling a science week, answering the questions parents ask about VR, and teaching the topics that are hardest to make concrete. No sales pitch.
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