Connecting with Science Education - 2nd Edition (Print & Digital)

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Connecting with Science Education, second edition, supports pre-service teachers as they enter the professional world by connecting theory to practice.

Availability: Available Usually Dispatched In: 5 - 10 Business Days ISBN: 9780190309343 Brand/Publisher: Oxford University Press Categories: ScienceTeacher SupportProfessional Learning
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Connecting with Science Education, second edition, supports pre-service teachers as they enter the professional world by connecting theory to practice. It meets the requirements of the Australian Curriculum while incorporating STEM and Indigenous science knowledge; and has a balanced coverage of biological, physical and chemical sciences, with some mathematics. With plenty of practical classroom-based activities, this new edition encourages pre-service teachers to be creative in their teaching and to stimulate curiosity about science in themselves and their students.


New to This Edition

  • New co-editor, Nathaniel Doidge adds practical teaching experience to Part Two: Turning Theory into Practice
  • Revised chapters on theory and practices to support pre-service teachers in the preparation of lessons about science
  • New Part Two with activities that focus on science content and how to teach it
  • Clearer, more explicit links to the Australian Curriculum
  • Lecturer and student resources that reinforce and extend learning including videos, weblinks, multiple choice questions and PowerPoint slides.

Contents

PART 1: LINKING THEORY TO PRACTICE

  • 1. What is Science?
  • 2. Becoming Explorers of Our World: The Purpose of Science Education
  • 3. Making Connections with the Students’ World
  • 4. Engaging the Australian Curriculum
  • 5. Reconnecting Students with Science
  • 6. Planning Creative and Effective Science Lessons
  • 7. Why We Teach Literacy in Science
  • 8. The What, Why, Who, Where and When of Assessment

PART 2: TURNING THEORY INTO PRACTICE

  • 9. Introducing Science Content
  • 10. Living Things
    • Inside Living things
    • Observing Living Things
    • Sorting it Out: Using Tables, Flow Charts, Keys and Concept Maps
    • Exploring Ecosystems
  • 11. Chemical Sciences
    • Atoms, Molecules and Compounds
    • Physical or Chemical Change
    • States of Matter
    • Mixtures and separations
    • Chemicals in Our Daily Lives (1)
    • Chemicals in Our Daily Lives (2)
  • 12. Earth and Space Sciences
    • Our Solar System
    • Sun, Earth and Moon
    • Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Hotspots
    • Rocks
    • The Water Cycle
    • Sustainability
  • 13. Physical Sciences
    • Investigating Light
    • Electric Circuits
    • Contact and Non-contact Forces
    • Newton’s Laws
    • Heat and Heat Transfer
ISBN 9780190309343
Publisher Oxford University Press
Product Type Teacher Resources,
Author(s) Robyn Gregson, Nathaniel Doidge

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