Download or read book Working Scientifically written by Kevin Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the changes that have taken place to the National Curriculum for science, the investigations that children should experience have broadened and become a key part of the curriculum necessary for the development of knowledge and understanding. Working Scientifically is a comprehensive guide that will help primary teachers develop their skills, improve their practice and nurture ‘working scientifically’ in the classroom. This book provides teachers with the tools and resources that are necessary for teaching science in a fun and exploratory way. Focusing on individual skills, it provides scientific activities in a number of different contexts. It explores each skill multiple times to help pupils progress through the age-related expectations and emphasises teaching through exploration, questioning and dialogue. Using the analogy of a journey to space as the central concept, with each step of progression related to a step in the journey, chapters include: What is ‘working scientifically’? Raising questions, predictions and planning; Observations, measurements and recording; Interpreting, analysing and concluding; Reflecting and evaluating; Assessment. Full of practical resources such as planning materials and assessment sheets, Working Scientifically will be an essential guide for all qualified and trainee primary teachers wishing to develop their practice in this essential area of the Science curriculum.
Download or read book Working Scientifically written by Kevin Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the changes that have taken place to the National Curriculum for science, the investigations that children should experience have broadened and become a key part of the curriculum necessary for the development of knowledge and understanding. Working Scientifically is a comprehensive guide that will help primary teachers develop their skills, improve their practice and nurture ‘working scientifically’ in the classroom. This book provides teachers with the tools and resources that are necessary for teaching science in a fun and exploratory way. Focusing on individual skills, it provides scientific activities in a number of different contexts. It explores each skill multiple times to help pupils progress through the age-related expectations and emphasises teaching through exploration, questioning and dialogue. Using the analogy of a journey to space as the central concept, with each step of progression related to a step in the journey, chapters include: What is ‘working scientifically’? Raising questions, predictions and planning; Observations, measurements and recording; Interpreting, analysing and concluding; Reflecting and evaluating; Assessment. Full of practical resources such as planning materials and assessment sheets, Working Scientifically will be an essential guide for all qualified and trainee primary teachers wishing to develop their practice in this essential area of the Science curriculum.
Download or read book Exploring Science 4 Activities written by Mark Levesley and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Over 800 new differentiated worksheets across all three years of Key Stage 3 * Over 700 classic worksheets from previous editions, freshly edited and incorporated into the new curriculum * All practical activities have been fully tested in school labs by a dedicated testing team, and reviewed by CLEAPPS for health and safety compliance
Download or read book The Knowledge Machine How Irrationality Created Modern Science written by Michael Strevens and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Knowledge Machine is the most stunningly illuminating book of the last several decades regarding the all-important scientific enterprise.” —Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex A paradigm-shifting work, The Knowledge Machine revolutionizes our understanding of the origins and structure of science. • Why is science so powerful? • Why did it take so long—two thousand years after the invention of philosophy and mathematics—for the human race to start using science to learn the secrets of the universe? In a groundbreaking work that blends science, philosophy, and history, leading philosopher of science Michael Strevens answers these challenging questions, showing how science came about only once thinkers stumbled upon the astonishing idea that scientific breakthroughs could be accomplished by breaking the rules of logical argument. Like such classic works as Karl Popper’s The Logic of Scientific Discovery and Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, The Knowledge Machine grapples with the meaning and origins of science, using a plethora of vivid historical examples to demonstrate that scientists willfully ignore religion, theoretical beauty, and even philosophy to embrace a constricted code of argument whose very narrowness channels unprecedented energy into empirical observation and experimentation. Strevens calls this scientific code the iron rule of explanation, and reveals the way in which the rule, precisely because it is unreasonably close-minded, overcomes individual prejudices to lead humanity inexorably toward the secrets of nature. “With a mixture of philosophical and historical argument, and written in an engrossing style” (Alan Ryan), The Knowledge Machine provides captivating portraits of some of the greatest luminaries in science’s history, including Isaac Newton, the chief architect of modern science and its foundational theories of motion and gravitation; William Whewell, perhaps the greatest philosopher-scientist of the early nineteenth century; and Murray Gell-Mann, discoverer of the quark. Today, Strevens argues, in the face of threats from a changing climate and global pandemics, the idiosyncratic but highly effective scientific knowledge machine must be protected from politicians, commercial interests, and even scientists themselves who seek to open it up, to make it less narrow and more rational—and thus to undermine its devotedly empirical search for truth. Rich with illuminating and often delightfully quirky illustrations, The Knowledge Machine, written in a winningly accessible style that belies the import of its revisionist and groundbreaking concepts, radically reframes much of what we thought we knew about the origins of the modern world.
Download or read book The Art of Teaching Primary School Science written by Vaille Dawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children have an innate curiosity about the natural world that makes teaching science a rewarding experience. However teaching science is an art that requires a unique combination of knowledge and skills to make the most of students' interest and foster their understanding. With contributions from leading educators, The Art of Teaching Primary Science addresses the fundamental issues in teaching science in primary and early childhood years. Reflecting current research in science education, The Art of Teaching Primary Science covers the following areas: * the theoretical underpinnings of science education and curriculum; * effective science teaching practice planning, teaching strategies, investigations, resources and assessment; * key issues including scientific literacy, integrating science and technology, and activities outside the classroom.
Download or read book Exploring Science written by Mark Levesley and published by Exploring Science 4. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exploring Science: Working Scientifically has been designed to deliver the new National Curriculum and the Science Programmes of Study for Key Stage 3 (published September 2013)."--Page 1 of Teacher and technician planning pack.
Download or read book Primary Science for Trainee Teachers written by Judith Roden and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With chapter sequencing following the new Curriculum, this book supports trainee Primary school teachers to make use of the opportunities presented in the new National Curriculum for effective and engaging Science teaching. Covering all of the areas of the new National Curriculum for primary science and offering insight into effective teaching, it helps you connect what you need to teach to how it can be taught. This comprehensive guide to teaching Primary Science will help you secure your subject knowledge, understand how children learn about science and know how to plan and teach effective and inspiring science lessons. Exploring opportunities in the new curriculum for creative and imaginative teaching, it shows you how to capitalize on opportunities to teach Science in a way that sparks children′s interest. Includes the full National Curriculum Programme of Study for Science, key stages 1 and 2 as a useful reference for trainee teachers. Other books in this series include: Primary Mathematics for Trainee Teachers and Primary English for Trainee Teachers
Download or read book Primary Science Knowledge and Understanding written by Graham Peacock and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2024-04-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the subject knowledge you need to teach primary science. The essential subject knowledge text for primary science. Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. This comprehensive text, covering the whole primary curriculum, includes interactive tasks, self-assessment questions and links to other resources in all chapters. Primary science matters. This 10th edition includes links to the ITT Core Content Framework and new content on children’s common misconceptions in science.
Download or read book 11 Science Revision Guide written by Sue Hunter and published by Galore Park. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exam Board: ISEB Level: 11 Plus Subject: Science First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Autumn 2018 Secure the top marks in 11 plus independent school entrance exams and pre-tests and a better chance at getting into their school of choice with this essential revision guide. Complete coverage of the ISEB 11 Plus Science syllabus and stretching extra content ensures that every topic is thoroughly revised ahead of the exams. - This book covers everything required for the 11 Plus Science exam - Prepares pupils for a wide range of independent school exams and pre-tests with challenging extension material - Consolidates revision with all the key information in one place - Features helpful insight in to the exams, with examples, practical tips and advice - Tests understanding and technique with timed, levelled exam-style questions Also available for 11 Plus Science preparation: - 11 Plus Science Practice Papers ISBN 9781471849282 Revision Guides, Workbooks and Practice Papers are also available for English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning on www.galorepark.co.uk.
Download or read book Science 5 11 written by Alan Howe and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of the bestselling textbook Science 5–11 has been fully updated to provide a synthesis of research and best practice in teaching and learning that focuses on successful ways to engage and motivate young scientists. Responding to the new curriculum, particularly ‘Working Scientifically’, this edition now includes: New sections on whole-school assessment, mentoring, transitions and a topics-based approach. Reference to the ‘big ideas’ of biology, chemistry and physics with chapters clearly related to this new subject structure. Updated tables of progression in each topic area and reference to cross-curricular contexts. New self-assessment questions for teachers, the option for higher-level thinking and further reading. An updated chapter on subject leadership with an increasing emphasis on monitoring progress. Bringing together research undertaken from a range of activities in the field, this book forms a comprehensive and clear guide, outlining the subject knowledge that a teacher needs, the curriculum requirements and the best ways to go about teaching. A practical guide ideal for students, trainees, mentors and other practising teachers, the book provides information on appropriate science topics for Key Stage 1 and 2.
Download or read book Science 5 11 written by Alan Howe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of the bestselling textbook Science 5–11 has been fully updated to provide a synthesis of research and best practice in teaching and learning that focuses on successful ways to engage and motivate young scientists. Responding to the new curriculum, particularly ‘Working Scientifically’, this edition now includes: New sections on whole-school assessment, mentoring, transitions and a topics-based approach. Reference to the ‘big ideas’ of biology, chemistry and physics with chapters clearly related to this new subject structure. Updated tables of progression in each topic area and reference to cross-curricular contexts. New self-assessment questions for teachers, the option for higher-level thinking and further reading. An updated chapter on subject leadership with an increasing emphasis on monitoring progress. Bringing together research undertaken from a range of activities in the field, this book forms a comprehensive and clear guide, outlining the subject knowledge that a teacher needs, the curriculum requirements and the best ways to go about teaching. A practical guide ideal for students, trainees, mentors and other practising teachers, the book provides information on appropriate science topics for Key Stage 1 and 2.
Download or read book Learner centered Science Education written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book arises from the author’s experience of the South African science curriculum development and teaching since 1994, exploring definitions of science and approaches to science education appropriate to a newly liberated developing country. Each of the 50 chapters is borne out of Cliff Malcolm’s close relationships with communities in SA where he obtained deep insights into their attitudes to science teaching and learning, providing him with an empirical basis to challenge tertiary institutions to transform their curriculum offerings to embrace the culture and world views of African students.
Download or read book How to Be Good at Science Technology and Engineering Workbook Grade 6 8 written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain a complete understanding of Grades 6, 7 and 8 STEM subjects. From atoms and rocketships to vaccines and the human nervous system, this fully illustrated home learning workbook will help your child be at the top of their science class! This engaging science book for kids makes tricky topics and challenging concepts completely crystal clear! Here’s what’s inside: • Covers the core STEM topics, from biology, chemistry and physics, to technology. • Clearly laid out with easy-to-follow instructions for children to use by themselves. • Answers are given at the back of the book. • Practice questions and practical exercises to help expand your child’s knowledge of the subject. Take your child’s STEM learning to the next level Did you know that many plants have a transport system to carry water and nutrients wherever they are needed? Or that most power stations around the world burn fossil fuels to make electricity? Packed with fascinating facts, fun graphics and step-by-step explanations, this brilliant visual workbook makes understanding science, technology and engineering super simple! It’s perfect for extra science revision practice before an important test. Perfect for children ages 11-14, this colorful science practice book covers all the key areas of the school curriculum for this level. It includes genes and DNA, molecules, chemical reactions, the periodic table, heat transfer, electricity and magnetism, seasons and climate zones, and lots more. And there are answers at the back to check that you're on the right path. This engaging and clear science workbook accompanies How to be Good at Science, Technology, and Engineering Grade 2-5 which covers ages 7-11 (Grades 2, 3, 4 and 5). Discover How to be Good at other subjects DK’s successful How to be Good at... workbook series provides your child with the tools to learn how to look at the world around them and figure out how it works. There are more books to discover! Learn everything they need to know about math through eye-catching illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions with How to Be Good at Math.
Download or read book The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors Key Stage 2 written by Deborah Lambert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promoting the inclusion of climate change and sustainability issues within the primary curriculum, this cutting-edge guide provides age-appropriate activities, curriculum links and opportunities for progression in knowledge and skills across lower and upper KS2. Designed to bring contemporary issues to life, the set of progressions include engaging and detailed lesson plans based around the Science National Curriculum throughout KS2. The book introduces essential curriculum concepts and teaches species identification, showing pupils how to encourage care and action for the natural world through outdoor activities linked to key curriculum goals. It demonstrates ways to progress children's learning through leadership in a model science curriculum and by the reformation of their own school grounds. Situating this teaching outside the classroom ensures that the developing concepts and knowledge are grounded in the real world, and being outdoors also has huge benefits for children's mental health and wellbeing. The guidance and templates for development planning are underpinned by current research, while vivid case studies bring these ideas to life.
Download or read book Connecting Primary Maths and Science A Practical Approach written by Alan Cross and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last, a unique book that explores and exploits the links between primary mathematics and science so that you can promote learning in both of these important STEM subjects! Rich in engaging ideas and activities for the classroom this book helps you plan and teach well-structured lessons in a more integrated way. The book outlines key curriculum topics in both subjects and considers why it is important and beneficial to make connections between the two. As well as covering key subject knowledge (what you need to know) and teaching activities (what you need to do), the book explores learners’ mathematical and scientific needs, and defines the characteristics of effective teaching and learning, bringing it all together with ideas which you can use straightway in your classroom. Key features: • promotes an informed approach to integrating primary mathematics and science teaching • helps address the time constraints of delivering the primary national curriculum • presents engaging ideas which can be directly transferred to the classroom • provides a real-life context to mathematics and science activities to inspire student learning • helps you combine two closely related and sometimes tricky subject areas – why teach one subject when you can teach two at the same time! "Accessible, readable and engaging with a range of innovative teaching ideas, this is an invaluable book for all trainee and qualified primary teachers and other educational professionals with links to primary mathematics and science. A great 'go to' book for teachers and trainee teachers alike. Chapters are constructed with easy to read objectives and clear summaries. Many practical ideas, incorporating current research, as well as information on mathematicians and scientists, which is great for boosting children’s aspirations and also helping with teachers’ confidence on the subjects. A lovely, easy to access book, whether it is to use for reference, to dip in and out of or just to use alongside planning materials." Maria McArdle, Senior Lecturer PGCE & Mathematics Lead (Primary), University of Bedfordshire, UK
Download or read book Primary Science for Teaching Assistants written by Rosemary Feasey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with practical activities, ideas and strategies to help you to enhance your pupils’ scientific understanding, this easy-to-use and accessible book has been specifically written for teaching assistants. Primary Science for Teaching Assistants: analyzes how you can develop scientific skills and understanding offers advice and guidance on pupil’s progression in science shows how to use and build on children’s ideas by questioning provides suggestions for practical work and cross-curricular links. Use this book whether you’re studying for qualifications or just keen to improve the support you already provide.
Download or read book Teaching Secondary Science written by Keith Ross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of Teaching Secondary Science has been fully updated and includes a wide range of new material. This invaluable resource offers a new collection of sample lesson plans and includes two new chapters covering effective e-learning and advice on supporting learners with English as a second language. It continues as a comprehensive guide for all aspects of science teaching, with a focus on understanding pupils’ alternative frameworks of belief, the importance of developing or challenging them and the need to enable pupils to take ownership of scientific ideas. This new edition supports all aspects of teaching science in a stimulating environment, enabling pupils to understand their place in the world and look after it. Key features include: Illustrative and engaging lesson plans for use in the classroom Help for pupils to construct new scientific meanings M-level support materials Advice on teaching ‘difficult ideas’ in biology, chemistry, physics and earth sciences Education for sustainable development and understanding climate change Managing the science classroom and health and safety in the laboratory Support for talk for learning, and advice on numeracy in science New chapters on e-learning and supporting learners with English as a second language. Presenting an environmentally sustainable, global approach to science teaching, this book emphasises the need to build on or challenge children’s existing ideas so they better understand the world in which they live. Essential reading for all students and practising science teachers, this invaluable book will support those undertaking secondary science PGCE, school-based routes into teaching and those studying at Masters level.
