Using many examples drawn from classroom practice, this guide supports and aims to extend the student teacher's own subject knowledge and understanding of science in the context of the primary classroom. It offers an accessible guide to all the main concepts of Key Stages one and two science teaching. Illustrating the importance of issues such as resourcing and assessing science in the primary classroom, the book offers guidance for practicing teachers who consider themselves "non-specialists" in science.
Part 1 Experimental and investigative science: what is science; the balance between knowledge and skills; developing skills; planning investigations. Part 2 Life processes and living things: living and non-living; characteristics of living things; the environment. Part 3 Materials and their properties: solids, liquids and gases; heating and cooling; mixing and separating; chemical changes; mechanical properties; origins; manufacture and uses. Part 4 Physical processes: electricity; forces and energy; light and sound; earth and space. Part 5 Planning and assessing primary science: planning; assessing and recording; science in the whole curriculum. Appendices: equipment; classroom resources.
