Primary science - Graham Peacock

Now with online resources to support subject knowledge!

Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. To help your students master this, the 8^thedition of this established text now comes with a range of online resources available on the brand new companion website including:

• a comprehensivescience subject knowledge audit


• reflective self-assessment questions per chapter


• ascience subject knowledge checklist


• useful weblinks forprimary science teaching

You can use thescience subject knowledge audit to assess your trainees' progress and ensure they better understand their level of knowledge. Grading students overall performance, highlighting areas for improvement linked to relevant chapter reading and the ability to share results with their lecturer, makes this the idealscience subject assessment tool.

This 8th edition,covering thewhole curriculum for primary science, has also been updated to includemore on why science matters in primary schools and new contenton 'Statesof matter', Rocks and soils'and the Theory of Evolution. New interactive activities are included to engage studentsin their learning and enable discussion. Using this book in conjunction with the free online resources really makes this the complete package for developingscience subject knowledge.