Teaching Primary Science Constructively

By: Keith Skamp, Christine Preston, Contributing Authors

ISBN-13: 9780170443401
ISBN-10: 017044340X
Publisher: Cengage AU
Published date: 2020-09-16
Teaching Primary Science Constructively helps readers to create effective science learning experiences for primary students by using a constructivist approach to learning. This bestselling text explains the principles of constructivism and their implications for learning and teaching. It also discusses core strategies for developing science understanding and science inquiry processes and skills. Chapters provide research-based ideas for implementing a constructivist approach within a number of content strands. Throughout there are strong links to the key ideas, themes and terminology of the revised Australian Curriculum: Science.