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Practical Ideas for Teaching Primary Science [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 180 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 246x174x10 mm, kaal: 340 g, 50 Illustrations, black and white
  • Sari: Critical Teaching
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jun-2014
  • Kirjastus: Critical Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1909682292
  • ISBN-13: 9781909682290
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 180 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 246x174x10 mm, kaal: 340 g, 50 Illustrations, black and white
  • Sari: Critical Teaching
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jun-2014
  • Kirjastus: Critical Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1909682292
  • ISBN-13: 9781909682290
Aimed at trainees and teachers, this up to date text addresses primary science teaching in light of the new primary National Curriculum and the latest Teachers' Standards, providing creative, inspiring and practical ideas and approaches for teaching the full range of science topics.

This up to date text addresses primary science teaching in light of the new primary National Curriculum and the latest Teachers’ Standards. Aimed at primary trainees and teachers, it provides creative, inspiring and practical ideas and approaches for teaching the full range of science topics. Each chapter is aligned to an area of the new National Curriculum and provides key vocabulary, details of common misconceptions and how to address them, teaching strategies and activities, cross-curricular links and health and safety points. Throughout there is a strong focus on science subject knowledge development and how to translate this into practice in the primary classroom. The book also encourages readers to reflect on their own subject knowledge of science and challenges them to critically evaluate their teaching in order to become more effective.



Aimed at trainees and teachers, this up to date text addresses primary science teaching in light of the new primary National Curriculum and the latest Teachers’ Standards, providing creative, inspiring and practical ideas and approaches for teaching the full range of science topics.



This up-to-date text addresses primary science teaching in light of the UK's new primary National Curriculum and the latest Teachers' Standards. Aimed at primary trainees and teachers, the book provides creative, inspiring, and practical ideas and approaches for teaching the full range of science topics. Each chapter is aligned to an area of the UK's new National Curriculum and provides key vocabulary, details of common misconceptions and how to address them, teaching strategies and activities, cross-curricular links, and health and safety points. Throughout, there is a strong focus on science subject knowledge development and how to translate this into practice in the primary classroom. The book also encourages readers to reflect on their own subject knowledge of science and challenges them to critically evaluate their teaching in order to become more effective.

Arvustused

Overall, this is an inspiring book, providing trainee teachers with a bank of fantastic activities to take into the primary classroom, while also providing opportunities to reflect on and improve their own practice. Sarah Elizabeth Watson Trainee Student Teacher, Northumbria University -- Student teacher, Primary Science

Muu info

The book is well-laid out and easy to follow. -- Duncan Hindmarch, Staffordshire University
Acknowledgements vi
Meet the authors vii
Introduction 1(4)
1 The nature of science teaching and working scientifically
5(9)
2 What makes an effective science lesson?
14(8)
3 Animals and humans
22(15)
4 Plants, habitats and living things
37(20)
5 Evolution and inheritance
57(10)
6 Everyday materials and their properties
67(16)
7 Earth and space
83(16)
8 Rocks
99(14)
9 Light
113(14)
10 Forces, motion and magnets
127(14)
11 Sound
141(13)
12 Electricity
154(14)
Index 168
Vivian Cooke is a senior lecturer in primary science education at the University of Worcester. She began her teaching career as a primary school teacher with responsibility for science, design and technology and ICT. She has worked in two other higher education institutions as a senior lecturer in science on postgraduate, undergraduate and Masters courses as well as being course leader for early years, primary and the two-year PGCE.

Colin Howard is a senior primary lecturer in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at the University of Worcester. He has been involved in primary education for over 24 years of which 14 years has been as a successful head teacher in both small village and large primary school settings. He has been involved in inspecting schools for the Diocese of Hereford as a S48 SIAS Inspector. He has recently been awarded a Phd linked to his interest in the influence that school buildings have upon their stakeholders.