Yvonne Garson is Lecturer in Education at the University of Keele. She has taught in primary schools in England and in the USA, and she has taught science at secondary level. She is co-author of Schooling in the Middle Years (Trentham Books, 1982).

`... The book is intended for new teachers but has a lot to offer the teacher trainer. Each chapter would make an excellent starter for pre-service or in-service teacher discussion groups. (Yvonne Garson's) book stimulates discussion and thought. What else could a teacher ask for?' Alan Grihault, Science Education Newsletter

• Chapter 1 Primary science in perspective; Chapter 2 The framework for planning science activities; Chapter 3 Planning what to teach: content choice; Chapter 4 The organisation of science within the primary curriculum; Chapter 5 Classroom organisation; Chapter 6 Science outside the classroom;

Yvonne Garson is Lecturer in Education at the University of Keele. She has taught in primary schools in England and in the USA, and she has taught science at secondary level. She is co-author of Schooling in the Middle Years (Trentham Books, 1982).

`... The book is intended for new teachers but has a lot to offer the teacher trainer. Each chapter would make an excellent starter for pre-service or in-service teacher discussion groups. (Yvonne Garson's) book stimulates discussion and thought. What else could a teacher ask for?' Alan Grihault, Science Education Newsletter

• Chapter 1 Primary science in perspective; Chapter 2 The framework for planning science activities; Chapter 3 Planning what to teach: content choice; Chapter 4 The organisation of science within the primary curriculum; Chapter 5 Classroom organisation; Chapter 6 Science outside the classroom;