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Critical thinking is an essential skill students should be encouraged to develop as part of their science learning. NZ’s draft science curriculum fails the test.

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Hopefully these young minds will grasp onto some of these concepts and will go home and around the dinner table talk to their parents about it." ...

Schools around the world have closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving parents and teachers scrambling to figure out how kids can learn at home. We can help! Science News Explores and the ...