Unit one, script one to test one.0:02
Listen to what five people say and do the task in your book.0:07
Speaker 1 My name is Robert Winston.0:16
When I was at school, science was taught by demonstration for biology.0:24
We went out on field trips looking at botany for physics and chemistry.0:29
We did many experiments which health and safety now do not allow.0:34
In my first chemistry lesson, there was an explosion in the laboratory, filling it with smoke.0:40
It was a complete surprise and a great demonstration.0:46
It is very sad that it couldn't be done.0:50
Today, science now is taught in Theory.0:53
Speaker 2 I'm Kathy Sykes.1:00
Much of my school science was hard to understand.1:06
It seemed a mass of facts we needed to learn, discovered by people long dead.1:09
An amazing physics teacher changed all that.1:15
He explained that physics was about models of the world.1:18
He said much of what we'd learnt wasn't quite true.1:23
Things were simplified.1:27
When a model stopped working, it should be replaced by a new one.1:29
For me, it opened up space for creativity.1:34
It became clear that science was a place of discovery, not dead or dull facts.1:37
Speaker 3 I'm Steve Jones.1:47
I went to grammar school and we learned maths, physics and chemistry, mostly from dry and boring texts.1:52
And although I still remember how to make ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen, nobody ever explained to me why I need to know it and where it fits into science.1:58
Because of one excellent teacher, biology was better, but I got my enthusiasm for the subject not from school, but from books.2:08
Speaker 4 My name is Trevor Baylis.2:19
When I was at school, we did a lot of experiments.2:25
At the age of 14, I made my first diesel engine, much to my parents surprise.2:29
We learned about telephones using wire linked headphones in different rooms.2:34
The memories I have of science classes include smoke, poisonous gases and the occasional explosion.2:40
We made our own fireworks at school for Guy Fawkes night, using magnesium and bangers.2:47
I have nothing but admiration for the teachers who led us along and made science so enjoyable.2:53
Speaker 5 I'm Agatha MacKenzie.3:02
I was always bad at science at school.3:08
There always seemed to be much effort involved in learning formulas or diagrams.3:10
The rotten egg smell going down the corridor once a year was the only exciting thing about science in school.3:15
I am much more interested in it now than I was then.3:20
I have begun to realize the importance of science just in small things like washing your hands.3:23
Teaching science at school can be made more interesting and relevant by taking it out of the classroom.3:29
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