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A Practical Guide to Teaching Science in the Secondary School is designed to support student teachers as they develop their teaching skills and increase their broader knowledge and understanding for teaching science. It offers straightforward advice and inspiration on key topics such as planning, assessment, practical work, the science classroom, and on to the broader aspects of teaching science.
This thoroughly updated second edition reflects on new expectations, requirements, and practices in science teaching, with chapters exploring key and contemporary topics such as:
The nature of science and scientific argument
The various kinds of thinking emphasised in science and how to exercise them
How to engage students in learning
Assessment for and of learning
Diverse needs and how to meet them
The use of technology to support teaching and learning
Learning at a distance
Designed to be used independently or alongside the popular textbook Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School, this book is packed with revised and updated case studies, examples of pupils' work, and resources and activities in every chapter. It provides everything trainee and early career teachers need to reflect on and develop their teaching practice, helping them to plan lessons across the subject in a variety of teaching situations.
List of contents
List of figures, tables and tasksSome common abbreviationsSeries editors' introductionIntroduction to the second edition 1 Science and science education
2 Preparing to teach science: your knowledge and planning for learning
3 Teaching: supporting scientific thinking in the classroom
4 Monitoring and assessing learning in science
5 Learning from the student's point of view
6 Broader aspects of science teaching
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Summary
This text is designed to support student teachers as they develop their teaching skills and increase their knowledge and understanding for teaching science. It offers advice and inspiration on key topics such as planning, assessment, practical work, the science classroom and on to the broader aspects of teaching science.
