Understanding Primary Science

Informationen zum Autor Martin Wenham originally trained in plant biology and forestry, becoming a teacher in 1967, after four years in full-time research. His teaching experience has included work in secondary, primary and special schools, with pupils of all ages from 5 to 18. Between 1989 and 1998 he was a Lecturer in Primary Education at the University of Leicester, specializing in science and art. Klappentext Now in its 3rd edition, this book provides a prime resource for for enabling the effective teaching of science at primary level. It now also includes a CD-rom of 200 science investigations for use with young learners of science, to help trainee teachers explore the practical application of the topics covered in the book. Zusammenfassung Now in its 3rd edition! this book provides a prime resource for for enabling the effective teaching of science at primary level. It now also includes a CD-rom of 200 science investigations for use with young learners of science! to help trainee teachers explore the practical application of the topics covered in the book. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE Helping Children to Become Scientific PART TWO: LIFE PROCESSES AND LIVING THINGS Life processes Humans and Other Animals Plants Variation, Classification, Adaption and the Environment PART THREE: MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES Matter Grouping and Classifying Materials Changing, Combining and Separating Materials PART FOUR: PHYSICAL PROCESSES Electricity Forces and Motion Gravity and Magnetism Sound and Light The Earth and Beyond

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• Authors: Peter Ovens, Peter Wenham Ovens, Peter/ Wenham Ovens, Ovens Peter, Martin Wenham, Martin W Wenham, Martin W Ovens Wenham, Martin W W Wenham, Martin W W Ovens Wenham, Martin W. Wenham
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2009
• EAN: 9781848601185
• ISBN: 978-1-84860-118-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Educational: Sciences, General Science, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, teaching science;scientific learning;primary level science