Meeting the Standards in Secondary Science: A Guide to the ITTNC (Meeting the Standards)

This practical, comprehensive and accessible book will prove invaluable for students on secondary initial teacher training courses, PGCE students, lecturers on science education programmes and newly qualified secondary teachers.It provides: the pedagogical knowledge needed to teach science in secondary schools support activities for work in schools and self-study information on professional development for secondary teachers. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Illustrations......Page 8 Contributors......Page 11 Series Editors Preface......Page 13 1 Welcome to Your Teaching Career......Page 16 2 What is Science? Why Science Education?......Page 28 3 Evidence-The Real Issues Behind Science 1......Page 36 4 The Living World......Page 45 5 The Material World......Page 62 6 The Physical World......Page 93 7 Pupils’ Learning in Science......Page 134 8 Progression in Science Education......Page 154 9 The KS3 Science Strategy......Page 163 10 Motivating Students in Science......Page 173 11 Key Skills in Secondary Science......Page 182 12 ICT and Secondary Science......Page 195 13 Assessing and Monitoring Progress in Secondary Science......Page 215 14 Career Development and Moving On......Page 228 References......Page 237 Index......Page 243 This book provides the subject knowledge and the pedagogical knowledge needed to teach science in the secondary school. Includes support activities and information on professional development for secondary teachers. This text provides the pedagogical knowledge needed to teach science in secondary schools, support activities for work in schools and self-study and information on professional development for primary teachers