Primary science : a guide to teaching practice / Mick Dunne, Alan Peacock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunne, Mick, author.

Peacock, Alan, 1942 June 1- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Great Britain.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015.

Summary:

The primary science textbook market can be split into two categories: subject knowledge books (giving student teachers a refresher on basic science knowledge) and teaching pedagogy books that focus on how to teach science. Dunne & Peacock falls into this latter category.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Current Context of Primary Science Teaching / Mick Dunne

2.Why is Science Hard to Teach? / Mick Dunne

3.Doing Science / Rania Maklad

4.Play-based Science / Eleanor Hoskins

5.Linking Science to the Wider Curriculum / Richard Watkins

6.Science and Computing / Robert Collins

7.Science and Mathematics Connections / Jill Todd

8.Learning Science Beyond the Classroom / Leigh Hoath

9.Learning Science Through Talk / Natasha Serret

10.Tricky Topics and How to Teach Them / Dave Howard

11.Planning for Assessment for Learning / Sarah Earle

12.Transitions in Science Education / Tanya Shields

13.Effective Inclusive Practice in Primary Science / Ashlee Perry

14.A Way Forward / Mick Dunne.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781473910850

1473910854

9781473911628

1473911621

9781473911604

1473911605

OCLC:

1105622186