McCrory, Amanda;
Reiss, Michael;
(2023)
Lots of Children Find School Science Lessons Boring. Should Science Teachers Include Discussion of Ethical Issues?
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https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2023/09/12/lots-of-chi...
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Abstract
Early in 2023, and for the third year in a row, the UK government decided to allow the ‘emergency’ use of the pesticide thiamethoxam (a type of neonicotinoid) on sugar beet in England. Thiamethoxam is normally banned because it is incredibly toxic to bees and other insects. A single teaspoon can kill over a thousand million bees. Should school children consider ethical issues such as whether these pesticides should be used? In our newly published book The Place of Ethics in Science Education: Implications for Practice, we look at the arguments for and against the inclusion of ethical issues in science education.
| Type: | Digital scholarly resource |
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| Title: | Lots of Children Find School Science Lessons Boring. Should Science Teachers Include Discussion of Ethical Issues? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2023/09/12/lots-of-chi... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184593 |
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