Teaching Science and Technology in the Early Years (3-7)

ISBN-13: 9781138613058 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 256 str.

Dan Davies; Alan Howe; Christopher Collier

Opis

Teaching Science and Technology in the Early Years (3–7)　celebrates young children’s amazing capabilities as scientists, designers and technologists. Research-based yet practical and accessible, it demonstrates how scientific designing and making activities are natural to young children.

Recenzje

"This is the third edition of this valuable book, and it's good to see it kept up to date as it's a subject where change happens very quickly. It celebrates and raises awareness of young children’s amazing capabilities as scientists, designers and technologists and demonstrates how scientific designing and making activities are natural to young children, and have the potential for contributing to all aspects of their learning." - Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch

Spis treści

List of figures, tables and learning stories  List of contributors  Acknowledgements  Part One: The principles of teaching science and technology in Early Years settings  1.Introduction  2.Young children as scientists, designers and technologists – theories of learning  3.Talk, narrative and sustained shared thinking  4.Outdoor learning in science and technology  5.Assessing and documenting children’s learning  6.Planning for science and technology in the Early Years setting  Part Two: Guidance on teaching thematic science and technology topics  7.Sowing the seeds – a thematic approach to plant life in Early Years education  8.A thematic approach to humans and animals in Early Years education  9.A thematic approach to everyday materials in Early Years practice  10.A thematic approach to changing materials in Early Years settings  11.A thematic approach to forces, magnets and electricity in Early Years settings  12.A thematic approach to sound, light and space in Early Years settings  13.Moving on – transitions in Early Years science and technology  References  Index

O autorze

Dan Davies is Director of Higher Education Management Programmes at the University of Bath. He is a former Professor of Science and Technology Education at Bath Spa University. Alan Howe is Head of the Department of Education and Childhood Studies at Bath Spa University and a founding member of the Centre for Research in Scientific and Technological Learning and Education (CRSTLE). Christopher Collier is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Science at Bath Spa University and a founding member of CRSTLE. Rebecca Digby is a Senior Lecturer in Primary and Early Years Education at Bath Spa University and a founding member of CRSTLE. Sarah Earle spent 13 years teaching in primary schools in Bristol before moving to Bath Spa University as a senior lecturer on the Primary PGCE. She is a member of CRSTLE and directs the TAPS project. Kendra McMahon spent 10 years as a primary school teacher in the south west of England before becomingReader in Primary Scienceat Bath Spa University and Director of CRSTLE.