SCIENCE WITH REASON: A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH

Why do so many pupils feel that science isn't for them? Why do some teachers lack confidence when it comes to teaching science?
Sue Atkinson and Marilyn Fleer believe that young children learn most successfully when they are involved in meaningful activity which interests them, and about which they can ask their own questions on their way to solving their own problems. By building on what children already know about science the contributors to this book help their pupils to construct meanings which make sense to them. This is 'science with reason'.
Sue Atkinson and Marilyn Fleer have brought together many teachers with experience in teaching science. They show, through their own accounts, how living processes, materials and their properties, physical processes and scientific investigations can be integrated in your pupils' learning. These stories will not only provide a picture of what science teaching can look like for a wide range of topics but will also provide excellent ideas to help all teachers gain confidence in delivering the National Curriculum for Science.

Dr Sue Atkinson lectures at the Institute of Education.