Explore, support and consolidate Early Years science themes with a colourful story for ages 4-5, containing key concepts and practice opportunities.-Engage learners with a brightly illustrated, simple story linked to the units covered in Activity Book A and the Teacher's Pack.-Reinforce and practise key science concepts with simple question prompts in the footnotes.-Encourage students to reflect on what they have learned with write-in activities at the back of the book.

Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit - Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end - Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice - Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout - Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points - Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes

Consolidate learning and provide practice of key science concepts using the mastery approach with fun write-in activity books. -Provide extra support at home or in the Early Years setting with activities to help students fully cover the EYFS Early Learning Goals in science (within the Knowledge and Understanding of the World strand). -Encourage independent learning and celebrate progress with a self-assessment chart. -Inspire creativity with space to write and record ideas on every page. -Support the concepts covered in Story Book A and the Teacher's Pack with 2 units, each covering a popular Early Years science theme. -Ensure students are prepared for their first Primary year with progression built in to support understanding of the key skills and concepts which underpin the Cambridge Primary Science Stage 1 curriculum.

Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit - Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end - Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice - Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout - Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points - Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes

Consolidate learning and provide practice of key science concepts using the mastery approach with fun write-in activity books. -Provide extra support at home or in the Early Years setting with activities to help students fully cover the EYFS Early Learning Goals in science (within the Knowledge and Understanding of the World strand). -Encourage independent learning and celebrate progress with a self-assessment chart. -Inspire creativity with space to write and record ideas on every page. -Support the concepts covered in Story Book A and the Teacher's Pack with 2 units, each covering a popular Early Years science theme. -Ensure students are prepared for their first Primary year with progression built in to support understanding of the key skills and concepts which underpin the Cambridge Primary Science Stage 1 curriculum.

Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge in these fields. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the workforce, A Framework for K-12 Science Education proposes a new approach to K-12 science education that will capture students' interest and provide them with the necessary foundational knowledge in the field. A Framework for K-12 Science Education outlines a broad set of expectations for students in science and engineering in grades K-12. These expectations will inform the development of new standards for K-12 science education and, subsequently, revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development for educators. This book identifies three dimensions that convey the core ideas and practices around which science and engineering education in these grades should be built. These three dimensions are: crosscutting concepts that unify the study of science through their common application across science and engineering; scientific and engineering practices; and disciplinary core ideas in the physical sciences, life sciences, and earth and space sciences and for engineering, technology, and the applications of science. The overarching goal is for all high school graduates to have sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on science-related issues, be careful consumers of scientific and technical information, and enter the careers of their choice. A Framework for K-12 Science Education is the first step in a process that can inform state-level decisions and achieve a research-grounded basis for improving science instruction and learning across the country. The book will guide standards developers, teachers, curriculum designers, assessment developers, state and district science administrators, and educators who teach science in informal environments.

This second edition brings science subject knowledge and pedagogy together to support, inform and inspire those training to teach primary science. Written in a clear and accessible way, the book provides comprehensive coverage of science themes. Ideas for teaching and examples from practice provide a basis for inspiring children to explore science and look at the world in new and intriguing ways.

In response to requests by science teachers for guidance on the process of mentoring in schools, this text provides an interactive, activities-based resource. It takes into account the progressive development of skills and competencies, for all those involved in the training of science teachers; pre-service, in-service and quality control. Activities are directly related to classroom and laboratory planning, organisation and management and include general question and answer exercises.; The book covers nine areas of science teacher competence crossed with five levels of progression to give a flexible programme of training. Each activity has a commentary for mentors and notes for student teachers, and discusses the rationale behind each activity. Five activities are written specifically to help mentors review progress at each of the five levels.; Additionally, it can be used by: experienced teachers for refreshing their own practice; Heads of Science Departments for upgrading science teaching within the departments; and those concerned with quality control and certification to recommend activities, taken from the book, to aid further professional development.

A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today—guided by the owner himself. Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head. He sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages fluently, from scratch, in a week. In 2004, he memorized and recited more than 22,000 digits of pi, setting a record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man. Fascinating and inspiring, Born on a Blue Day explores what it’s like to be special and gives us an insight into what makes us all human—our minds.

Thoroughly revised and up-dated edition of a highly successful textbook.