Beschreibung:
Kendra McMahon is Reader in Education, Bath Spa University.
This fully updated fourth edition of the bestselling textbook Science 5-11 provides a comprehensive introduction to current research and professional practice for teaching science in the primary school.
Introduction; Section 1 Teaching Science - Theory and Practice; Section 2 - Teaching biology topics; 2.1 Living things and their habitats; 2.2 Plants; 2.3 Animals, including humans; Section 3 - Teaching chemistry topics; 3.1 Everyday materials and their properties; 3.2 Changing of materials; Section 4 - Teaching physics topics; 4.1 Earth and space; 4.2 Light and sound; 4.3 Electricity; 4.4 Forces and magnets; Section 5: Supporting science across the school; 5.1 A whole-school approach to assessment; 5.2 Subject leadership; 5.3 Transitions; Index