Primary Science

Knowledge and Understanding
Ninth Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-5297-1596-5
Verlag: Learning Matters

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Reihe: Achieving QTS Series

All the subject knowledge you need to teach primary science.

If you are training to be a primary school teacher, you need to understand what you need to know about primary science before you can teach it.

To help you build your subject knowledge, this comprehensive text includes subject knowledge from each part of the primary science curriculum and comes with a wide range of resources so you can test you knowledge as you progress through the course.

- an online science subject knowledge audit with the ability to share results
- end of chapter self-assessment questions

- Interactive tasks
- a science subject knowledge checklist
- useful weblinks for primary science teaching
- Recommended further reading
This new edition comes with a new chapter on science in curriculum.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peacock, Graham A

Sharp, John

Johnsey, Rob

Wright, Debbie

Sewell, Keira

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Science in the National Curriculum
Working scientifically
Functioning of organisms: green plants
Functioning of organisms: animals including humans
Evolution and inheritance
Living things and their habitats
Materials
Changes of materials
Rocks, soils and fossils
Electricity
Energy
Forces and magnets
Light
Sound
Earth and space

Über Autor(innen)

Wright, Debbie
Debbie Wright is the BEd (Primary) Programme Director at Rolle School of Education, University of Plymouth. She has extensive experience of primary teaching, and of lecturing in primary science education.

Peacock, Graham A
Graham Peacock is Principal Lecturer in Education at Sheffield Hallam University. He has taught children across the primary and secondary age ranges.

Sewell, Keira
Keira Sewell is an independent educational consultant at Visionary Education (www.visionary-education.co.uk). She has over 25 years’ experience of supporting the professional development of both trainee and experienced teachers and specialises in science education.

Sharp, John
John Sharp is Professor of Higher Education and Head of the Lincoln Higher Education Research Institute (LHERI) at the University of Lincoln.

Johnsey, Rob
Rob Johnsey, formerly a primary school teacher, lectured in primary science in the Institute of Education at the University of Warwick for several years.