Science and Drama: Contemporary and Creative Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Chapter 1 Sparking Learning in Science and Drama: Setting the Scene

Chapter 2 Mutuality and Inter-relativity of Drama and Science

Chapter 3 The Science Drama Project: Meaning in the Middle

Chapter 4 The Treatment of Dr. Lister: Investigating and Revisiting a Famous Primary Science-Based Drama

Chapter 5 Dramatising the S and M in STEM

Chapter 6 Responding to Climate Change: Developing Primary Children’s Capability to Engage with Science Through Drama

Chapter 7 New Eden: Mediating Pre-service Teachers’ Conceptions of Education for Sustainable Development

Chapter 8 Ice Age is Approaching: Triggering University Students’ Interest and Engagement in Gamified Outdoor Playful Learning Activities

Chapter 9 Transdisciplinarity: Science and Drama Education Developing Teachers for the Future

Chapter 10 Art-Science Education in the Anthropocene: Embodied Metaphor with Puppets and Performance

Chapter 11 “This is the Funniest Lesson”: The Production of Positive Emotions During Role-Play in the Middle Years Science Classroom

Chapter 12 Dramatic and Undramatic Emotional Energy: Creating Aesthetic and Emotive Learning Experiences in Science Classrooms

Chapter 13 Does Being Positioned in an Expert Scientist Role Enhance 11–13 Year-Old Students’ Perceptions of Themselves as Scientists?

Chapter 14 Stories from History: More Authentic Ways of Thinking Through Acting and Talking About Science

Chapter 15 Australian Women in Science: A Model for a Research-Based Theatre Project in Secondary School Classrooms