Science 7-11

<p>As one of the core areas of the curriculum, science provides particular challenges, especially to teachers working at the top end of the elementary school range. <em>Science 7-11</em> invites science teachers working with preteens to examine their practice in the light of current research findings. Clive Carre and Carrie Ovens, both experienced primary teachers themselves, ask what teachers really need to know both about their subject and about their students in order to teach</p> Chapter 1 Introduction; A science knowledge base for teaching; Communicating subject knowledge in the classroom; Restructuring children's understanding; Teachers' Planning and Learners' Progression; Assessing processes and content; Attitudes towards science teaching and towards science;