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Successful science practicals
Good practical lessons don’t just happen, they are well-planned, prepared, introduced and concluded.
This guide, from CLEAPPS, collects the many helpful hints and ideas which teachers and technicians have found lead to smooth-running and successful practical work.
To be successful and effective, practical work has to:
• be interesting, and even exciting;
• have a clear purpose, shared with pupils;
• be well planned, timed and managed to achieve its purpose;
• be manageable by pupils
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