Mastering Primary Science

Amanda McCrory is Lecturer in Early Years and Primary Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Kenna Worthington is Lecturer in Early Years and Primary Education at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

A pleasingly thought-provoking text for both training and serving primary teachers. Each chapter begins by hovering above personal and curricular constraints, bristling with challenging questions, only then to zoom onto practice-based ideas with professional clarity and detail. Amanda McCrory and Kenna Worthington’s “can-do” tone is infectious, the classroom-focused activities make a strong case for durable engagement with science by children and teachers.

• Introduction 1. An Introduction to Primary Science2. Current Developments in Science3. Science as an Irresistible Activity 4. Science as a Practical Activity 5. Skills to Develop in Science6. Children’s Ideas – Promoting Curiosity 7. Assessing Children in Science8. Practical Issues Bibliography Index