Primary Science: Knowledge and Understanding

Graham Peacock is Principal Lecturer in Education at Sheffield Hallam University. He has taught children across the primary and secondary age ranges. John Sharp is Professor of Higher Education and Head of the Lincoln Higher Education Research Institute (LHERI) at the University of Lincoln.Rob Johnsey, formerly a primary school teacher, lectured in primary science in the Institute of Education at the University of Warwick for several years. Debbie Wright is the BEd (Primary) Programme Director at Rolle School of Education, University of Plymouth. She has extensive experience of primary teaching, and of lecturing in primary science education.

• 1 Introduction2 Science in the National Curriculum3 Working scientifically4 Functioning of organisms: green plants5 Functioning of organisms: animals including humans6 Evolution and inheritance7 Living things and their habitats8 Materials9 Changes of materials10 Rocks, soils and fossils11 Electricity12 Energy13 Forces and magnets14 Light15 Sound16 Earth and space17 Misconceptions