Environmental Science in the Primary Curriculum

Informationen zum Autor Professor Wynne Harlen is one of the key international figures in primary science. She was most recently head of the Scottish Council for Research in Education and is now retired. Klappentext The importance of helping children to understand the environment is now widely recognized and is well represented in The National Curriculum for Science. But what kind of `environmental education' is appropriate at the primary level? The authors address this central question throughout this book. Science activities relating to the children's school environment are described and explained. The interaction or `encounter' of children with the environment is the pervading theme. In these `encounters' children are encouraged to find answers to their questions through scientific investigation of the objects, events or particular part of the environment being studied, either in the field or in the classroom. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue Children and Their Environment Introduction Aims and Focus Children's Encounter with Their Environment Ways of Learning and Ways of Teaching Setting up the Encounter Assessing the Encounter Giving Environmental Science a Place in the School Programme Evaluating the Encounter

Product details

• Authors: Jos Elstgeest, Jos Harlen Elstgeest, Elstgeest Jos, Wynne Harlen, Harlen Wynne
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.1990
• EAN: 9781853961274
• ISBN: 978-1-85396-127-4
• No. of pages: 88
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Teaching of a specific subject, Environmental science, engineering and technology, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Primary/Elementary Education;Primary/Elementary Science