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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sally Weale Education correspondent

Add ice-lolly licking to England primary school curriculum, urge scientists

Child holding lolly
The Royal Society of Chemistry said eating ice lollies in class would promote learning on a personal level. Photograph: stineschmidt/Getty Images/RooM RF

Licking an ice lolly should be an essential part of the national curriculum for primary schoolchildren in England, according to scientists at the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Whether it’s an old-fashioned Fab, a Twister or a Calippo, not only does it taste nice, it teaches children vital scientific concepts such as heating, cooling and how temperature works, scientists say.

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