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Another study, carried out by MORI
on behalf of the Science Media Centre
at the Royal Institution, showed that
90% of those surveyed used the media
to obtain information about science
issues. Television was the most commonly
referenced source, however 63% of
the population reported using newspapers
for this purpose.
Both these surveys, reported early
in 2002, are relevant to the work
of the Newspaper in Science Education
group based at Queen's University
Belfast.
Science EXTRA! Using Newspapers
in the Science Classroom is a
new resource written by Ruth Jarman
and Billy McClune, Graduate School
of Education, Queen's University Belfast.
The aims of the Newspaper in Science
Education group are to:
- Encourage young people to read
about science in newspapers
- Empower young people to engage
critically with the science they
read in newspapers
The teachers' notes suggest how newspapers
can be used in the science classroom,
and to help get you started they come
with four illustrative examples for
you to use.
We are grateful to The Independent
and The Daily Mail for permission
to reproduce articles in this resource
for schools. Please note that newspaper
articles are subject to copyright.
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