Teaching Secondary Science

Teaching Secondary Science is a complete guide to all aspects of science teaching, providing a wealth of information and ideas about different practicable approaches. Comprehensively updated in this fourth edition to reflect the increased teaching of climate change, the need for better technical understanding and rapid developments in communications technology, it gives guidance on how students understand scientific ideas and the implications this has for teaching. Presenting an environmentally sustainable, global approach to science teaching, this book is essential reading for all trainee and practising science teachers and provides material suitable for those studying at M Level.

Part I - Science and why we teach it: 1. What makes a good science teacher? 2. Working Scientifically 3. Science education and sustainability Part II - How Pupils Make Sense of Their World: 4. Learning through language and observation 5. Elicitation: Pupils' ideas of the world 6. A constructivist approach to learning 7. Active learning techniques 8. Learning through talk 9. Learning through reading 10. Learning through writing 11. Harnessing the Power of Computers and the Web 12. What if English is not the Mother Tongue of your students? 13. Numeracy in science Part III - Knowledge and Understanding: 14. Difficult ideas in chemistry 15. Difficult ideas in physics 16. Difficult ideas in biology 17. Difficult ideas in earth science and astronomy PART IV - Planning, Assessment, Teaching and Class Management: 18. Planning for progression 19. Assessment for Learning in science 20. Managing pupils in science lessons 21. Health, safety and laboratory management 22. Teaching and learning at 14-19 PART V - Professional values and the wider world: 23. Inclusion and science for all: every child matters 24. Learning outside the classroom 25. Becoming a professional science teacher