Tunnicliffe, SD; (2019) Play and narratives - developing scientifically literate children - a contribution to sustainability of our planet? [Lecture]. In: Proceedings of a Workshop held at the Rajiv Ghandi Science Centre in Mauritius for the Minister of Education in Early Years and Core School Science. Rajiv Ghandi Science Centre: Port Louis, Mauritius.

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In the challenges facing an increasingly unsustainable world unless the inhabitants can nullify, at least to some extent, the effects of industrial development to become again a sustainable plane This is a challenge recognised particularly by the Commonwealth, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. One of the passable remedies is the development of a scientifically literate community and the emergence of more engineers and other skilled in understanding the issues and how through various differing approaches the application of science and engineering may remedy it, with the support of concerned politicians. This paper discusses two aspects of science teaching, the importance of recognising the science and engineering inherent particular in free choice play and the use of narratives, particularly pictorial fictions books of imaginative narrative with a pictorial fiction books with an accurate science theme except for usually anthropomorphic abilities bestowed on to the characters. The other surmountable issues are often the lack of confidence of the relevant practitioners, early years teachers, who do not have confidence in their identity as teachers of science and engineering.

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