Acknowledgements | p. vii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
How to use this book | p. 3 |
How children learn | p. 7 |
Ensuring an effective learning context | p. 12 |
The relationship between science skills and knowledge and understanding | p. 15 |
Developing an initial understanding of classifying materials and their properties | p. 17 |
Developing an initial understanding of changes in materials | p. 28 |
Developing a more advanced understanding of classifying materials and their properties | p. 35 |
Developing a more advanced understanding of changes in materials | p. 42 |
Developing a primary school model of thermal insulation | p. 56 |
Developing a primary school model of magnetism | p. 67 |
Developing an initial understanding of light | p. 76 |
Developing a more advanced model for understanding light | p. 84 |
Developing primary school models of Earth and beyond | p. 96 |
Developing a primary school model of sound | p. 108 |
Developing an initial understanding of what goes on in a simple circuit | p. 116 |
Developing a more advanced understanding of what goes on in a simple circuit | p. 127 |
Developing an initial understanding of forces | p. 149 |
Developing a more advanced understanding of forces | p. 158 |
Developing an initial understanding of life processes and living things | p. 177 |
Developing a more advanced understanding of life processes and living things | p. 188 |
Further reading | p. 197 |
Index | p. 199 |
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