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Content representations are about the thinking behind good science teaching, which means they are about what is known as **pedagogical content knowledge** (or **PCK**). But, as their name suggests, they are also about what we teach, or the content of our lessons. In this sense they also explore scientific knowledge, at least in the context of what happens in our science classrooms; that is the science knowledge that we want our students to learn.
 * ==Content Representations or CoRes: An Introduction. ==

Background material on CoRes explores their origins in the classrooms of experienced and expert teachers and provides sources and some examples of CoRes. Other pages, such as the page on Cell Theory, use the structure of CoRes to explore the teaching of different science topics. You are welcome to explore these CoRes, comment on them or add to them.

Most recently we have been exploring the use of CoRes in the development of Science Curriculum as a means of introducing aspects of PCK into curriculum documentation.

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