Full Description
Why is science hard to teach? What types of scientific investigation can you use in the primary classroom?
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
Contents
The Current Context of Primary Science Teaching - Alan Peacock and Mick Dunne
Why is Science Hard to Teach? - Alan Peacock and Mick Dunne
Doing Science - Mick Dunne and Rania Maklad
Play-based Science - Eleanor Hoskins
Linking Science to the Wider Curriculum - Richard Watkins
Science and Computing - Malcolm Smith, Liz Flintoft and Robert Collins
Science and Mathematics Connections - Dave Howard, Ashlee Perry and Jill Todd
Learning Science Beyond the Classroom - Leigh Hoath
Learning Science Through Talk - Sarah Earle and Natasha Serret
Tricky Topics and How to Teach Them - Mick Dunne and Dave Howard
Planning for Assessment for Learning - Tara Lievesley, Mick Dunne and Sarah Earle
Transitions in Science Education - Leigh Hoath and Tanya Shields
Effective Inclusive Practice in Primary Science - Dave Howard and Ashlee Perry
A Way Forward - Alan Peacock and Mick Dunne
