Full Description
This is a practical book for pupils, designed to teach the basic skills of scientific investigation and problem solving. With an emphasis on skills not facts, it is practical in approach, describing over 100 activities. No specialised apparatus is required and the investigations it covers are flexible enought to relate to any science course.
Contents
Introduction; PART ONE SKILLS; Unit 1 Asking questions; Unit 2 Observing; Unit 3 Looking for similarities and differences; Unit 4 Classifying; Unit 5 Recording; Unit 6 Interpreting; Unit 7 Analysing; Unit 8 Concluding; Unit 9 Suggesting explanations; Unit 10 Predicting; Unit 11 Making tests fair; Unit 12 Applying ideas; Unit 13 Improvising; Unit 14 Being curious; Unit 15 Being practical; PART TWO TOPICS; Unit 16 Investigating earth; Unit 17 Investigating air; Unit 18 Investigating water and other liquids; Unit 19 Investigating weather; Unit 20 Investigating natural habitats; Unit 21 Investigating the man-made environment; Unit 22 Investigating reproduction; Unit 23 Investigating food; Unit 24 Investigating health; Unit 25 Investigating work; Unit 26 Investigating tools; Unit 27 Investigating bikes; Unit 28 Investigating conservation; PART THREE TESTS; Test One; Test Two; PART FOUR TEACHER'S SECTION; Grid Part 1 Skills to Topics; Grid Part 2 Topics to Skills; Test Grid; Answers to questions in UNITS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;
