Practical Ideas for Teaching Primary Science

Presenting scientific knowledge as a progressive story about how the natural world works, each topic is accompanied by 'Ideas for Practice', designed so that children can engage with science at three levels, KS1, lower primary and upper primary. With an emphasis on spoken language and collaboration, 'Ideas for Practice' are placed in engaging and significant contexts to encourage curiosity and enquiry, and to most importantly, promote feelings of pleasure and satisfaction from science learning.

Peter Loxley taught in both primary and secondary schools for many years, including in the UK, Australisa and Jamaica. Peter was previously Subject Leader of Science Education at the University of Northampton, UK.

Introduction Chapter 1: The Nature of Science Learning (Chapters 2-14: Ideas for Practice) Chapter 2: Earth and Space Chapter 3: The Seasons Chapter 4: Plants Chapter 5: Animals Including Humans Chapter 6: Keeping Health Chapter 7: Living Things and their Habitats Chapter 8: Evolution and Inheritance Chapter 9: Rocks Chapter 10: Properties of Materials Chapter 11: Light Chapter 12: Forces and Magnetism Chapter 13: Sound Chapter 14: Electricity Features of the 'Ideas for Practice' chapters will include: - scientific stories and progression - setting the scene for learning - promoting classroom talk - staged approach to science learning - assessment