Teaching primary science constructively

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Title:

Author:

Skamp, Keith.

ISBN:

9780170191746

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

South Melbourne, Vic. : Cengage Learning, 2011.

Physical Description:

1 volume

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

1. Teaching primary science constructively -- 2. Thinking and working scientifically -- 3. Movement and force -- 4. Electricity -- 5. Energy -- 6. Mininbeasts: linking science and design technology -- 7. Living things and environments -- 8. Materials -- 9. Materials and change -- 10. Our place in space -- 11. Our planet Earth -- 12. Weather and our environment.

Abstract:

"Helps readers to create effective science learning experiences for primary students by using a constructivist approach to learning. This substantially revised fourth edition details how constructivist emphases have changed in recent years and explores the implications for learning and teaching."--Back cover.

Subject Term:

Science -- Study and teaching (Primary)

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Skamp, Keith.

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Teaching Primary Science Constructively helps readers to create effective science learning experiences for primary students by using a constructivist approach to learning.Introductory chapters explain the principles of constructivism and their implications for learning and teaching. Core strategies for the development of science understanding and science inquiry processes and skills are also discussed. Subsequent chapters then provide research-based ideas for implementing a constructivist approach within the key content strands covered in most primary science syllabuses. This substantially revised fourth edition details how constructivist emphases have changed in recent years and explores the implications for learning and teaching. Chapters contain the latest research on learning through student-generated representations, engaging student interest, and focussing on the nature of science, along with ideas on how to integrate these and other processes and topics into teaching sequences. There is an increased emphasis on teaching about 'science as a human endeavour' throughout, including discussion and examples of socioscientific issues, different 'ways of knowing' and science in our everyday lives.