Zoldberg:
"The point of this is to ask, what stood out for you when you learnt science? Why do you enjoy it? Is there anything that teachers did (or could have done) that I can use?"

I never taught a class but I have put on seminars for lawyers in my speciality; and such.

Science solves myateries. A smart super saleman once said "sell the sizzle and not the steak". Confront the class FIRST with the mystery behind each proposed scientific solution and you will keep their attention and they enjoy it and remember it more.
jjw