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Teaching secondary science

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Description: An image of three overlapping circles to represent knowledge relationships. The first circle is headed ‘Propositional knowledge’ and labelled ‘Knowing “that” facts; statements and propositions; knowing that something is the case; theories/ideas/concepts ’. The second circle is headed ‘Personal knowledge’ and labelled ‘Personal, subject and affective; gained through direct experience; tacit; particular to the individual’. The third circle is headed ‘Procedural knowledge’ and labelled ‘Acquisition of skills; knowing “how”’.

 1.3 Science in the curriculum