Teaching Problem-Solving and Thinking Skills Through Science - Exciting Cross Curricular Challenges for Foundation Phase, Key Stage

List of contents

Introduction: Why use TASC as a Framework for developing Problem-solving and Thinking Skills? 1. An explanation of TASC: Thinking Actively in a Social Context. How does TASC help to develop the processes of scientific thinking in all learners? 2. Detailed planning guidelines for a cross curricular TASC week based on Space and Rockets 3. The Children's Voices. Research materials, book reviews and recording techniques for the TASC Project on Space and Rockets 4. Examples of planning TASC science projects: Early Years and Key Stage 1 5. Examples of planning TASC science projects: Key Stage 2 6. Further ideas for developing TASC projects

About the author

Belle Wallace is a consultant and in-service educator in the field of gifted and talented children. She has written extensively in this area and is a past president of NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education).
Diana Cave is the Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator for a junior school in Grantham, and specialises in the teaching of science.
Andrew Berry is a Teacher Advisor in Primary Science for Kent Advisory Service.

Summary

This practical resource book presents ways in which teachers can help to develop children's problem-solving and thinking skills through a range of exciting science topics, including activities which have been trialled and evaluated by teachers and children.

Product details

• Authors: Affiliation Andrew (Kent Advisory Service UK) Berry, Andrew Berry, Andrew (Kent Advisory Service Berry, Diana Cave, Cave Diana, Wallace, Belle Wallace, Belle (Education Consultant Wallace, Belle (Education Consultant UK Independent Consultant in Gifted Education UK) Wallace, Belle Berry Wallace, Wallace Belle
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138154636
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15463-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology