Touching on current curriculum concerns and the wider challenges of developing high-quality science education, this book is an indispensable overview of important areas of teaching every aspiring primary school teacher needs to understand including: the role of science in the curriculum, communication and literacy in science teaching, science outside the classroom, transitional issues and assessment.

Key features of this second edition include:

• A new chapter on science in the Early Years

• A new practical chapter on how to work scientifically

• Master's-level 'critical reading' boxes in every chapter linking topics to relevant specialist literature

• Expanded coverage of creativity, and link science to numeracy and computing

This is essential reading for all students studying primary science on initial teacher education courses, including undergraduate (BEd, BA with QTS), postgraduate (PGCE, School Direct, SCITT), and also NQTs.

Mick Dunne is Senior Lecturer in Science Education at Manchester Metropolitan University
Alan Peacock is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter

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Information

Publisher

SAGE Publications Ltd

Year

2014

ISBN

9781473911628

Edition

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Teaching Science & Technology

Cover
Half Title
Publisher Note
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
About the Editors
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Current Context of Primary Science Teaching
Chapter 2 Why is Science Hard to Teach?
Chapter 3 Doing Science
Chapter 4 Play-Based Science
Chapter 5 Linking Science to the Wider Curriculum
Chapter 6 Science and Computing
Chapter 7 Science and Mathematics Connections
Chapter 8 Learning Science Beyond the Classroom
Chapter 9 Learning Science Through Talk
Chapter 10 Tricky Topics and How to Teach Them
Chapter 11 Planning for Assessment for Learing
Chapter 12 Transitions in Science Education
Chapter 13 Effective Inclusive Practice in Primary Science
Chapter 14 A Way Forward
Index