UK science education experts say eating ice lollies, playing musical instruments and planting vegetables are experiences that children should have by age 11 through science lessons. Karl-Josef ...

Primary school pupils should be given ice lollies in science lessons to ensure learning is grounded in engaging real-life experiences, a coalition of scientific associations has said. A new primary ...

Licking an ice lolly, playing in muddy puddles and blowing bubbles. While these activities are a lot of fun, they're not ones you'd expect your teacher to approve of in the classroom. But scientists, ...

New primary school curriculum rules will see LOLLY LICKING added - if the government follows scientists' advice. Scientists have urged the new Labour Party government to "add ice-lolly licking to ...

Simon Crook is the Founder of CrookED Science, a science education consultancy. Rachel Wilson works for the University of Sydney and does not have any interests that would benefit from this article.

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