Science really matters in primary schools! Children enjoy active learning and investigation in Science and teachers with a secure knowledge of primary Science can bring Science lessons to life, sparking children's interest and enhancing learning across the curriculum. What do I need to know about Science to teach it effectively in primary schools? How do children learn about Science? How do I teach it? What does a good primary Science lesson look like? If you are a primary trainee with only a limited knowledge of Science, this text will help you build the subject knowledge you need to transform your teaching and spark children's interest in Science. Covering all of the areas of the new National Curriculum for primary Science and offering insight into effective teaching, it helps you connect what you need to teach to how it can be taught. This text is a comprehensive guide to primary Science for trainee teachers. It will help you, secure your subject knowledge, understand how children learn about Science, know how to plan and teach effective and inspiring Science lessons. Also included is the full Programme of Study for Science at KS1 and KS2, for easy reference. About the Transforming Primary QTS series, All the books in this successful series support trainees through their initial teacher training and in their first years of teaching. It helps them to secure subject knowledge, develop understanding and enhance classroom practice.

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