Peter Loxley, Lyn Dawes, Linda Nicholls (University of Northampton)

Teaching Primary Science

Promoting Enjoyment and Developing Understanding

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This fully updated third edition brings science subject knowledge and pedagogy together to support, inform and inspire those training to teach primary science. Written in a clear and accessible way, Teaching Primary Science provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of science themes. With a brand new chapter on STEM education, additional guidance on where to find the best resources, and increased emphasis on assessment, story-telling and problem-solving, this book shows how science can offer children pleasure and intellectual satisfaction and help them to develop sound scientific minds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 454
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 191mm x 246mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 874g
• ISBN-13: 9781138651838
• ISBN-10: 1138651834
• Artikelnr.: 49051440

Autorenporträt

The authors, who specialise in primary science and science education, worked together at the University of Northampton. Their main research interests and publications are concerned with promoting the value of social learning, more specifically the effective use of talk for learning and story-telling strategies.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Theory and Practice 1. The pleasure of finding things out 2. Views
of science learning 3. Organising how children learn science 4. Scientific
understanding and mental models 5. Talk for learning in science 6.
Scientific inquiry and the passionately curious 7. Planning and assessing
children's science learning 8. Learning outside the classroom 9. STEM
education: enriching the primary school experience 10. The origins of
scientific knowledge Part 2: Subject knowledge and ideas for practice 11.
The Earth and beyond 12. Energy and the well-being of the planet 13.
Interdependence 14. Diversity 15. Adaptation and evolution 16. Health and
well-being 17. The particle nature of materials 18. Changing materials 19.
Electricity and magnetism 20. Forces in motion 21. Light 22. Sound