Teaching Science

• McCullagh, J.F. and Doherty, A (2022) Student Teachers Supporting Primary Science: Project Report for the Royal Society of Chemistry

  The ‘Student Teachers Supporting Primary Science Project’ sought to simultaneously address two problems which constrain the pre and in-service phases […]

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• McCullagh, J. and Doherty, A. (2020) A coteaching model for developing pre-service teachers’ practice and confidence in teaching primary science through inquiry

  Teaching primary science through inquiry offers a number of benefits including developing pupils’ science skills, progressing thinking skills and personal […]

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• McCullagh, J.F. and Doherty, A. (2017) Innovative approaches within initial Teacher Education to develop emergent science leaders

  Innovative approaches within Initial Teacher Education to develop emergent science leaders suggests how a fresh approach to teacher education could […]

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• McCullagh, J.F. and Doherty, A. (2018) Digital Makeover: What do pre-service teachers learn from microteaching primary science and how does an online video analysis tool enhance this activity?

  This paper reports on pre-service teachers’ experiences of using the web-based video analysis tool VideoAnt during microteaching seminars in primary […]

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• McCullagh, J. F. (2018) The ‘Salting Out’ Effect: investigating the influence of both the nature and concentration of salt on the partition coefficient of butan-1,4- dioic acid

  This sixth-form chemistry activity describes how students can use acid-base titrimetry to investigate how adding salt to the aqueous phase […]

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• McCullagh, J. F. (2019) The analysis of Milk of Magnesia by acid-base titration

  The analysis of this household product provides an excellent everyday example of a neutralisation reaction and allows students the opportunity […]

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