Bhaskar News | London Primary children should know the importance of eating snowballs, kneading dough, digging soil and planting vegetables. This is an essential part of his early science education. Senior scientists from the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Biology and the Association of Science Education have made these recommendations to the British Education Minister. Scientists say it is important to ensure that education is based on real-life experiences. Children will then be helped to engage with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Eileen Ojkan, an education policy expert at the Royal Society of Chemistry, says eating shells will help you understand how temperature works. Also how does heating and cooling change things? “This kind of required experience promotes learning at a personal level, so we believe it should be part of the curriculum,” he said. Ojkana believes that 11-year-olds should know about these basics. It has also been advised to include light and music in school studies. Charles Tracy, senior adviser for skills at the Institute of Physics, says many children love to make sounds, connecting them to science can help teach the basics of concepts like pitch and volume. The biologist wants children to dig soil, plant vegetables and learn recycling in school. Lorraine McLeod of the Royal Society of Biology says children can understand the food chain by preserving, going to a farm, growing plants and seeing them used in food. Such courses would promote practical learning: Teachers Britain also welcomed these recommendations. Matt Jones, vice-principal of St Jude's, St Peter's and Peter Hills Church of England primary schools, said, 'Initiatives that promote practical learning should be encouraged and this is very important for stem subjects.' Activities like eating balls, playing in puddles and handling snow can teach children why water conditions have changed, says Sara Hannafin of the National Head Teachers Association. We need to add the best things to the stem topics and remove the unnecessary things.
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