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I'd strongly suggest that you look at the work of Shayer and Adey for chemistry, physics and biology Their colleagues Gouge et al work in the Arts : http://www.cogprog.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=28 Some refs: Web references for an overview of cognitive acceleration 1. http://www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_teachingandlearning/cognitive1/?(June 2001) 2.http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/education/research/cognitive.html(September 2006) 3.http://www.azteachscience.co.uk/code/development/case/index.html 4.http://www.eriding.net/science/cognitive.shtml Curriculum materials for Cognitive Acceleration The Let¹s Think! series (nferNelson) is a unique range of activity based teaching programmes designed to help teachers develop the thinking skills of pupils aged four to nine. Each resource is a stand-alone programme, made up of between 10 and 30 activities, enlivened with colourful props and supported by a helpful Teacher¹s Guide. The resources both help to develop pupils?general thinking abilities as well as further develop pupils?thinking within a particular subject area. Titles in the series include: Let¹s Think! Early Years Let¹s Think! Let¹s Think Through Maths! 5 & 6 Let¹s Think Through Maths! 6 - 9 Let¹s Think Through Science! 7 & 8 Let¹s Think Through Science! 8 & 9 K. Gouge, Carolyn Yates (2006) Think Ahead! Developing Thinking through the Arts ?Drama, Music and Visual Arts 11 ?14: nferNelson Adey, P., Shayer, M. and Yates, C. (2001) Thinking Science. Third edition. Cheltenham : Nelson Thornes. (This is the published version of the secondary CASE materials.) Adhami, M., Johnson, J. and Shayer, M. (1998) Thinking Maths. Oxford : Heinemann Educational. (This is the published version of the secondary CAME materials.) Cheyney, A., Flavell.,H., Harrison, C., Hurst , G. and Yates, C. (2003) Thinking Through Science (a course for key stage 3) London : John Murray. Research evidence of the effectiveness of Cognitive Acceleration Adey, P. with Landau, N., Hewitt, G. and Hewitt, J. (2004) The Professional Development of Teachers: Practice and Theory. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic. Adey, P. and Shayer, M. (1994) Really Raising Standards: Cognitive Intervention and Academic Achievement. London : Routledge. Shayer, M. and Adey, P. (1981) Towards a Science of Science Teaching. Oxford : Heinemann Educational. Venville, G., Adey, P., Larkin, S. and Robertson, A. (2003) Fostering thinking through science in the early years of schooling. International Journal of Science Education, 25, 11: 1313?332. http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521848312&ss=ind