Einstein not too hard for school students

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August Einstein not too hard for school students Einstein not too hard for school students 18/08/2021 | 4 MINS Why are middle school students losing interest in physics? Why is Australia falling behind in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? We in the Einstein-First project think we have the answer. It is because studentsΓÇÖ internet experience of science is in complete conflict with the school curriculum. For National Science Week, I spoke to 650 students aged from 5 to 11. I asked if they had heard of black holes. At least 80% raised their hands. Where do we find black holes in the school curriculum? We donΓÇÖt. You canΓÇÖt talk about black holes using 19th-century physics because they are all about curved space and warped time. Students have made it clear to us they think science at school is about ΓÇ£old stuffΓÇ¥. This is why we must modernise the curriculum. We must replace 19th-century concepts with 21st-century concepts, and teach everyone the language of modern physics, starting in primary school. Today we launch our

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August Einstein not too hard for school students Einstein not too hard for school students 18/08/2021 | 4 MINS Why are middle school students losing interest in physics?

Why is Australia falling behind in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)?

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