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Hi Sarah, your point about these alternative conceptions being difficult to change is important to get across to your trainees. Children will give you the 'science answer' whilst in your classroom as they try to please you, but flip back to their original ...

The BEST resources can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/best-evidence-science-teaching ------------------------------ Karen Hornby Community Manager ------------------------------

Thanks @Joelle Nicholson - I'd forgotten about that one. I wonder if it was so prevalent when the Limestone Cycle used to be taught in Chemistry? ​ ------------------------------ Sarah Longshaw ------------------------------

Thanks @Kim Swift - I think the BEST resources are so helpful here. You make a really good point about the importance of getting pupils talking (to understand their thinking) and then also providing evidence to challenge those misconceptions. ​​ ------------------------------ ...

Thanks @Adam Little , I too am a huge fan of Ros Driver's work - I still have my book , bought when I did my PGCE (and I'm not going to admit how long ago that was!!!). I also love the suggestion for addressing the misconception around force - it's so ...

Hi @Henry Hammond I think your reply highlights two of the challenges - that these ideas often arise early in our lives and are thus strongly embedded (and indeed often hard to change) and that they can arise from all sorts of places - not always school ...