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Welcome to the Enquiry Types webinar recordings page

This page provides access to the recordings from our Enquiry Types Webinar Series. If you’ve registered for a webinar, you can revisit the sessions at your convenience or catch up on any you missed. 

6 May Recording: Password Protected

Observation and observing over time

In this webinar, we explore how to approach observation in the primary science classroom, highlighting that it is a skill that needs to be taught explicitly. The session will define the enquiry type of observation over time and provide examples across the primary age range.

This webinar covers:

  • Approaches to teaching observation and observing over time
  • Progression in observation and observing over time

What's Ahead in the Enquiry Types Series?

Registration is still open for our Enquiry Types Webinar series. Don’t miss the opportunity to benefit from expert-led discussions and valuable insights. Simply fill out the registration form below to secure your place in our upcoming webinars.

 

20 May 2025, 16:00 – 16:45

Identifying, classifying and grouping

Identifying, classifying and grouping is widely used in primary science, with applications across multiple topics. This session will explore how to teach this enquiry type effectively and exemplify what it looks like in practice.

This webinar will cover:

  • The applications of identifying, classifying and grouping
  • Skills that particularly lend themselves to this enquiry area and their progression across school

 

10 June 2025, 16:00 – 16:45

Pattern Seeking

Pattern seeking plays a key role in scientific thinking, helping children identify relationships in science. This session will define pattern seeking as an enquiry type and explore how it can be applied in primary science lessons.

This webinar will cover:

  • Different types of pattern seeking
  • Progression in pattern seeking

 

24 June 2025, 16:00 – 16:45

Comparative and fair testing

Comparative and fair testing are distinct but often confused. This session will define each approach, clarify their differences, and provide practical examples for how to teach them effectively.

This webinar will cover:

  • The difference between comparative and fair testing
  • Progression in comparative and fair testing

 

8 July 2025, 16:00 – 16:45

Research

Research as an enquiry type extends beyond books and internet searches. This session will explore different approaches to research, providing practical strategies to help children develop skills in finding and evaluating scientific information.

This webinar will cover:

  • Different approaches to research in the primary science classroom
  • Progression in research

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