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Informationen zum Autor Amanda McCrory is Lecturer in EYFS, Primary and Science Education at the UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK, where she is also the lead for the Science Special Interest Research Group and a member of the UCL Institute of Education Ethics Review team. Kenna Worthington is Lecturer in Early Years and Primary Education at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Zusammenfassung Mastering Primary Science introduces the primary science curriculum and helps trainees and teachers learn how to plan and teach inspiring lessons that make science learning irresistible.Topics covered include:· Current developments in primary science· Science as an irresistible activity · Science as a practical activity · Skills to develop in science· Promoting curiosity · Assessing children in science· Practical issuesThis guide includes examples of children’s work, case studies, readings to reflect upon and reflective questions that all help to exemplify what is considered to be best and most innovative practice. The book draws on the experience of two leading professionals in primary science, Amanda McCrory and Kenna Worthington, to provide the essential guide to teaching science for all trainee and qualified primary teachers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. An Introduction to Primary Science2. Current Developments in Science3. Science as an Irresistible Activity 4. Science as a Practical Activity 5. Skills to Develop in Science6. Children’s Ideas – Promoting Curiosity 7. Assessing Children in Science8. Practical Issues Bibliography Index
