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Making Sense of Secondary Science: Research into children's ideas book cover

2nd Edition

Making Sense of Secondary Science Research into children's ideas

By Rosalind Driver, Ann Squires, Peter Rushworth, Valerie Wood-Robinson Copyright 2015
226 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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What ideas do children hold about the natural world? How do these ideas affect their learning of science? Young learners bring to the classroom knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world constructed from their experiences of education and from outside school.　 These ideas contribute to subsequent learning, and research has shown that teaching of science is unlikely... Read more

Part I: Children's ideas about life and living processes. Living things. Nutrition. Growth. Responding to the environment. Reproduction and inheritance. Microbes. Ecosystems.  Part II: Children's ideas about materials and their properties. Materials. Solids, liquids and gases. Chemical change. Particles. Water. Air. Rocks.  Part III: Children's ideas about physical processes.

Biography

The late Rosalind Driver was Professor of Science Education at the University of Leeds where she directed the Children's Learning in Science Project (CLISP), including the project which led to the publication of Making Sense of Secondary Science. 　

Ann Squires, was seconded from the Leeds Education Authority to co-ordinate the Secondary Science Project within CLISP.

Peter Rushworth is a physicist who mentored and trained teachers, and students from various Universities.　 He recently retired as a Head teacher.　

Valerie Wood-Robinson has worked on curriculum development projects and has been a local authority education adviser and Ofsted inspector.

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