Understanding Primary Science

Martin W Wenham

ISBN 10: 1848601190 / ISBN 13: 9781848601192

Published by Sage Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2009

About this Item

Now in its Third Edition, this text provides the background knowledge primary teachers need to plan effective programmes of work and answer childrens questions with confidence. The new edition links explanations of scientific concepts with childrens everyday experiences to help teachers and trainees foresee how they will present the subject knowledge to their pupils. Shaped by the National Curriculum, this text explains key scientific theories and concepts which pupils at primary level, including very able children, need in order to understand the observations and investigations they undertake. A CD ROM of 200 science investigations for young students is included with the new edition, allowing teachers to explore the practical application of topics covered in the book. This is an essential book for teachers, student teachers and anyone interested in the roots and growth of science education. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005791219

Bibliographic Details

Title: Understanding Primary Science

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, London

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 3rd Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Praise for the second edition:

`This is a useful and interesting resource book for primary teachers and would help to develop their knowledge and teaching of science - I will certainly be using it to inform my planning and teaching of the subject' - Juliette Green, Primary School Teacher, Environmental Education

`Every teacher, however well trained in science, will have areas of uncertain understanding. This book is a prime resource for primary teachers of readable, accurate and relevant explanations of scientific phenomena, supported by impressively clear drawings. It has been revised to include recent scientific developments such as DNA and environmental issues, and continues to give sound advice about likely misconceptions whilst maintaining its focus on explaining the science for teachers' - Wynne Harlen, Professor in Education, University of Bristol

Now in its third edition, this text provides the background knowledge primary teachers need to plan effective programmes of work and answer children's questions with confidence. The new edition links explanations of scientific concepts with children's everyday experiences to help teachers and trainees foresee how they will present the subject knowledge to their pupils.

Shaped by the National Curriculum, this text explains key scientific theories and concepts which pupils at primary level, including very able children, need in order to understand the observations and investigations they undertake. A CD Rom of 200 science investigations for young students is included with the new edition, allowing teachers to explore the practical application of topics covered in the book.

This is an essential book for teachers, student teachers and anyone interested in the roots and growth of science education.

About the Author:

Ray Woolfe is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Accredited Counsellor with a private practice in Manchester and Cheshire. Sheelagh Strawbridge is a free-lance Chartered Counselling Psychologist and the Lead Assessor for the British Psychological Society's Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy. Barbara Douglas is Registrar for the British Psychological Society's Qualification in Counselling Psychology and was formerly Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology at the University of the West of England. Windy Dryden is at Goldsmiths College, University of London and is a highly established and regarded author.