Explaining primary science / Paul Chambers, Nicky Souter.
By: Chambers, Paul [author]
Contributor(s): Souter, Nicholas [author]
Language: English Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2017Edition: 1st editionDescription: xxi, 384 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781473912809 (pbk. : alk. paper)DDC classification: 372.35044| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOOK
|
COLLEGE LIBRARY | COLLEGE LIBRARY SUBJECT REFERENCE | 372.35044 C3558 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | CITU-CL-48857 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Chapter 1: Biodiversity
Chapter 2: Ecosystems
Chapter 3: Cell Biology
Chapter 4: Plants
Chapter 5: Life Processes
Chapter 6: Inheritance, Genes and Life
Chapter 7: Animal Behaviour
Chapter 8: Types of Matter
Chapter 9: Properties and Uses of Matter
Chapter 10: Materials from the Earth
Chapter 11: Chemical Changes
Chapter 12: Water and its Uses
Chapter 13: Space
Chapter 14: Energy
Chapter 15: Electricity
Chapter 16: Light
Chapter 17: Sound
Chapter 18: Forces
Chapter 19: Gravity and Weight
Successful science teaching in primary schools requires a careful understanding of key scientific knowledge. This book covers all the major areas of science relevant for beginning primary school teachers, explaining key concepts from the ground up, helping trainees develop into confident science educators.
Classroom activities and Videos of useful science experiments and demonstrations for the primary classroom are integrated into each chapter to translate concepts into teaching practice.
Chapter content is linked to the National Curriculum in England and the Curriculum for Excellence, demonstrating how you could relate understanding to the relevant curriculum taught in schools.
There are no comments for this item.