Primary Science: Teaching Theory and Practice

John Sharp, Graham Peacock, Rob Johnsey, Shirley Simon, Robin Smith, Alan Cross, Diane Harris

• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781529755343
• Edition: 9
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Elementary Education

All you need to know about the theory and practice of teaching primary science. If you are training to be a primary school teacher, a knowledge of the primary science curriculum is not enough, you need to know HOW to teach science in primary schools. This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary science. It takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching and covers the important skills of classroom management, planning, monitoring and assessment, and relates them specifically to primary science. This new edition now includes a new chapter on creative curriculum approaches.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• About the authors
• Online resources
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The nature of scientific understanding
• 3 Processes and methods of scientific enquiry
• 4 Children’s ideas
• 5 Science in the foundation stage
• 6 Teaching strategies
• 7 Planning
• 8 Classroom organisation and management
• 9 Assessment, recording and reporting
• 10 Using ICT in science
• 11 Health and safety
• 12 Creative Curriculum Approaches
• Glossary
• Index