by Tom Sherrington
Written by a highly-skilled practitioner, this practical, classroom-focused guide contains all the support you need to become a great science teacher. Combining a grounded, modern rationale for learning and teaching with highly practical training approaches, the book guides you through all the different aspects of science teaching offering clear, straightforward advice on classroom practice, lesson planning and working in schools.Teaching and learning, planning, assessment and behaviour management are all covered in detail, with a host of carefully chosen example used to demonstrate good practice. There are also chapters on organising practical work, the science curriculum, the key ideas that underpin science as a subject and finding the right job. Throughout the book, there is a wide selection of ready-to-use activities, strategies and techniques to help you bring science alive in all three main disciplines including ten great experiments from biology, physics and chemistry to