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Primary Science: Teaching Theory and Practice
Now with online resources to support teaching practice!
An extensive knowledge of the primary science curriculum is not enough for trainee teachers, they need to know how to teach science in the primary classroom.
This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary science that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching. It covers the important skills of classroom management, planning, monitoring, and assessment and relates these specifically to primary science, with new material on assessment without levels. New coverage on being a scientist is included to help readers understand how science teaching goes far beyond the curriculum, whilst practical guidance and features support trainees to translate their learning to the classroom. And to support students even further with the very latest strategies in classroom practice, this Eighth Edition now includes the following online resources on the new companion
Using this new edition with the supporting online material makes it an essential guide to effective and creative science teaching.
An extensive knowledge of the primary science curriculum is not enough for trainee teachers, they need to know how to teach science in the primary classroom.
This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary science that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching. It covers the important skills of classroom management, planning, monitoring, and assessment and relates these specifically to primary science, with new material on assessment without levels. New coverage on being a scientist is included to help readers understand how science teaching goes far beyond the curriculum, whilst practical guidance and features support trainees to translate their learning to the classroom. And to support students even further with the very latest strategies in classroom practice, this Eighth Edition now includes the following online resources on the new companion
Using this new edition with the supporting online material makes it an essential guide to effective and creative science teaching.
200 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2007
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About the author
John Sharp
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John R. Sharp worked as a linguist and analyst for the U.S. Government for over 40 years, teaching and writing curricula for Modern Standard Arabic and several Arabic dialects. During his studies in Cairo, he became fascinated with Egyptology and the ancient Egyptian language, but was frustrated at not finding a good, searchable index of pharaohs' cartouches (name rings), so he decided to make one himself, a project that took several decades. He lives in Hawaii.
John R. Sharp worked as a linguist and analyst for the U.S. Government for over 40 years, teaching and writing curricula for Modern Standard Arabic and several Arabic dialects. During his studies in Cairo, he became fascinated with Egyptology and the ancient Egyptian language, but was frustrated at not finding a good, searchable index of pharaohs' cartouches (name rings), so he decided to make one himself, a project that took several decades. He lives in Hawaii.
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February 11, 2013
Very straightforward and written in a way that us mere humans of average intellect can understand. Good links to the different areas within science with little examples, research notes and reflection questions scattered throughout to consolidate information.
Aware that this is purely a science book but it is written very much from a discrete subject angle and I was a little surprised at being advised to use ICT to cover the areas that could nicely link in some useful maths work - and if planned so that the science and maths timeslots are together then the overlap of the two areas wouldn't mean a reduced amount of time analysing graphs and coming up with possible conclusions.
An excellent subject book but would have liked to have seen more cross-curricula links.
Aware that this is purely a science book but it is written very much from a discrete subject angle and I was a little surprised at being advised to use ICT to cover the areas that could nicely link in some useful maths work - and if planned so that the science and maths timeslots are together then the overlap of the two areas wouldn't mean a reduced amount of time analysing graphs and coming up with possible conclusions.
An excellent subject book but would have liked to have seen more cross-curricula links.
June 25, 2015
(I have the 2013/2014 edition.)
Fantastic read.
Fantastic read.
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