1st Edition
Children as Engineers Teaching Science, Design Technology and Sustainability through Engineering in the Primary Classroom
1. Science and Design and Technology through engineering?; 2. The Engineering Design Process; 3. Plants/States of Matter; 4. Animal and Humans; 5. Everyday materials, their uses and properties; 6. Living things and Habitats.; 7. Forces; 8. Light and sound; 9. States of Matter; 10. Science Focus: Electricity; 11. Summary and Key thoughts
Biography
Fay Lewis was a primary teacher for 15 years. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader within the School of Education and Childhood at UWE, Bristol where she teaches the STEM course for the primary Initial Teacher Education programme and provides continued professional development to a range of education professionals through her work on the M.A. Education.
Juliet Edmonds is a Programme Leader for the international PGCE at UWE, Bristol and teaches the Primary Science modules on Primary Education courses. For many years, she taught in London primary schools as a science specialist, before becoming an advisory teacher for Science and Assessment at Hammersmith and Fulham. Additionally, she has contributed to the Primary Committee for the ASE and advised Friends of the Earth on their educational materials and strategy.
