Pasteur found it in a piece of practical science: he was trying to prevent food going off.
The findings do not show how many or how often practical science lessons have been cancelled - only that at least one planned lesson has had to be cancelled because of fears over pupil behaviour or other reasons.
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Support the basic sciences and engineering programme and science policy activities in the cluster countries particularly for post-conflict countries, including practical science education in cooperation with the Education sector, promotion of access and retention of women in science and technology education, and research and development of renewable and alternative energies.
The main objectives of the Project are to promote practical science experimentation and capacity building for science education, to improve science curricula by inclusion of hands-on experimentation for a better understanding of science and to increase the interest of young people in science so as to promote gender equality, scientific literacy and the choice of a scientific career.
The standard responses about pushing back the limits of mankind's ignorance and probing the mysteries of matter are worthy, but not necessarily worth billions of dollars to taxpayers and the politicians who represent them especially when compared with other projects in more practical areas of science.
Second, they are not held to the higher standard of double-checking by an industry responsible for putting their science to practical use.
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The UNESCO Global Microscience Experiments Project aims to provide a practical approach to experiencing science for elementary and secondary school students (and in some countries, students in their first academic year), using kits designed especially with a textbook illustrating the various experiments.
The potential of Kew and botanic gardens to provide science-based practical solutions to many of the world's problems has never been greater.
Those funds would finance the practical implementation of our rapidly advancing science, leapfrogging our economy further generations ahead.
This may provide some comfort to parents who have recently sent in deposits and are worrying about the futility of a liberal arts education versus more practical degrees in engineering, computer science or say, nursing.
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Dr Sewell is calling for science lessons to include more practical experiments to interest male pupils.
Myron Atkin, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, says scientists like Hawkins pushed teaching toward basic research, and away from the practical orientation that they felt was holding science education back.
The science is well known, but practical energy effective devices are in short supply.
They say, oh, the reason I'm studying math and science is there's a practical outcome here.
It provided each state with a land grant to sell in order to raise proceeds to establish or improve colleges focusing on practical studies such as engineering, agriculture and military science.
Over the years these have included polo, competitive horse carriage driving (a sport in which he has represented Britain) science, the study of UFOs, practical jokes, painting and taking the wheel of his own London taxi.
Prof Simon Handley, dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, said ebooks removed all practical and financial barriers.
My direct interactions with Steve Jobs decreased during the decade that I was for all practical purposes a hermit working on A New Kind of Science.
He then went on to explain how those who considered practical physics from new perspectives had a way of taking science and its application beyond the limits of what standard approaches found to be possible.
Ms Gere, an academic who specialises in the history of science, deftly mixes archaeology with cultural interpretation and practical tourism (she includes a guide to the site at Mycenae), in a way that is sure to enlighten the perplexed visitor.
My life science and healthcare clients are continuing to look for innovative and practical ways to integrate genomic data with clinical records to identify new approaches for treating patients.
"With clear illustrations, practical experiments, and well-paced text, it makes an interest in science look like fun, " she said.
The chief executive of the Association for Science Education, Annette Smith, said it did not assess science as it happened in primary schools - as an active, practical activity which built on children's curiosity and observation skills.
These are the kinds of practical actions that inspire me in my job as we work to make the best science available to understand and reduce the impact of extreme events on families, communities and businesses.
"A lot of soil science, at the moment, is done to about 30cm, partly for practical reasons as coring to a metre is difficult, " she said.
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Score says the changes could result in "severe funding cuts" and that some smaller schools might decide not to offer science A-levels while others might have to cut teaching time, reduce practical work or employ less experienced staff.
It risks squeezing out space for practical, hands-on experiments, which are vital to help children develop an interest in science from the start of school.
His view on the importance of education has prompted him to start BA32, a foundation promoting the idea of teaching youth in a practical and interesting way, focused on encouraging children across the globe to learn more about mathematics, science and technology.
Save British Science (SBS), which seeks to promote an understanding of science, carried out the survey of science departments in secondary schools in England because of fears that many pupils were missing out on practical lessons.
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The good news is we see new models of medical education involving practical experience for students working with a variety of disciplines alongside their patients, focusing on the art and science of good teamwork but it's all very new, and much more is needed.
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