Section A: Practices of Science
1 From lists in pieces to coherent wholes: nature of science, scientific practices and science teacher education
2 Introducing modelling into school science
3 Exploring mechanistic reasoning in chemistry
4 Supporting scientific report writing in a chemistry classroom
5 Exploring 'the thinking behind the doing' in an investigation: Students' understanding of variables
Section B: Societal and Affective Dimensions of Science
6 On the convergent between science and environmental education
7 Science education and promises and prospects of interest
8 Nature teachers: Young children's experiences learning science outdoors
9 Affordances of purposeful play
Section C: Teacher Professional Development
10 Changing practice: The impact of research
11 Showcasing Singapore Science Teachers' Research
12 Coherence in the teaching of South African chemistry lessons
13 Collaborative classroom based teacher professional learning model
14 PCK development in experienced biology teachers in their first attempts at teaching a new topic.