ABSTRACT

Many primary school teachers feel that they do not have sufficient knowledge or understanding of scientific subjects, simply because they are not science specialists.
Written in clear jargon free style, this book takes a step-by-step approach to all the topics of the National Curriculum for science at Key Stages 1 and 2. Throughout, it gives useful illustrations and real life examples to demonstrate the ideas being raised.

chapter 1|7 pages

Life Processes

chapter 2|25 pages

Humans as Organisms

chapter 3|13 pages

Green Plants as Organisms

chapter 4|10 pages

Variation and Classification

chapter 6|15 pages

Materials and Their Properties

chapter 7|10 pages

Natural Materials

The Story of Rock

chapter 8|22 pages

Electricity

chapter 9|21 pages

Forces and Motion

chapter 10|12 pages

Light

chapter 11|11 pages

Sound

chapter 12|20 pages

The Earth and Beyond