Primary Science: Knowledge and Understanding (Achieving QTS Series) - Hardcover

Peacock, Graham A; Sharp, John; Johnsey, Rob; Wright, Debbie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144625688X ISBN 13: 9781446256886

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2012

Synopsis

The Sixth Edition of this popular core text is the essential subject knowledge book for primary science. Helping trainees to establish and consolidate a secure subject knowledge and understanding of primary science, it promotes the development of confident, creative and effective teachers. This Sixth Edition is linked to the 2012 Teachers' Standards.

Providing full coverage of the required subject knowledge for primary science, this is a core text for primary trainees working towards QTS. Self assessment questions enable reader to understand their own level of knowledge and an M level extension feature in all chapters suggests avenues for further study at Masters level. Research summaries include the latest works in primary science and throughout interactive tasks engage the reader with the text, helping them to link theory and practice.

Trainees will find it helpful to use this book alongside Primary Science Teaching Theory and Practice.

About the Achieving QTS series

All the books in this successful series support trainees through their initial teacher training and guide them in the acquisition of their subject knowledge, understanding and classroom practice. All new titles within the series link to the 2012 Teachers' Standards and take into account recent changes in Initial Teacher Training.

About this title

About the Author

Graham Peacock is Principal Lecturer in Education at Sheffield Hallam University. He has taught children across the primary and secondary age ranges.

Edition details

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 144625688X
• ISBN 13: 9781446256886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 224