Teaching Lower Secondary Science A Handbook for Teacher Educators.

Module 2: Secondary Science – chemistry.

Resource 6: A scale model of the solar system.

Resource 5: Solar system – facts and figures.

Resource 4: The moon and its relationship to the Earth and the sun – background for the teacher.

Resource 2: Day and night questionnaire.

2 : Using stories and observation to think about the moon.

Section 5 : From Earth to the stars - using models.

Resource 6: Periscopes – ideas to get you started.

Resource 5: Ideas for creating shadow puppets.

Resource 4: Additional reflection activities.

Using games and pictures to explore reflection

Resource 5: Electromagnets: Teacher notes.

Resource 3: Lighting a bulb – templates and discussion.

Resource 2: Safe ways to investigate electricity.

Resource 1: A careful look at the torch bulb.

Resource 6: Traditional musical instruments.

Resource 5: Ideas for judging each instrument.

Resource 3: Ideas pupils may have about working in a group.

Resource 2: Sound waves – teacher notes.

Using stories and games to introduce sound

Resource 6: More ideas for experiments around forces.

Resource 5: How can we reduce friction?.

Resource 4: Summary of forces for the teacher.

Resource 3: Force word spiders or burrs.

Using games and brainstorming to learn about forces

Section 1 : Everyday forces - investigating movement.

Module 3: Science – energy and movement.

Module 2: Science – investigating materials.

Module 1: Developing an understanding of place.

Expand Primary: Social studies and the arts.

Module 3: Promoting communication in an additional language.

Module 2: Using community voices in your classroom.

Module 1: Reading and writing for a range of purposes.

Module 3: Investigating Measurement and Data handling.

Module 1: Investigating number and pattern.

Module 3: Community issues and citizenship.

Module 1: Personal development – how self-esteem impacts on learning.

Key Resource: Working with multigrade classes.

Key Resource: Using storytelling in the classroom.

Key Resource: Using role play/dialogue/drama in the classroom.

Key Resource: Researching in the classroom.

Key Resource: Using questioning to promote thinking.

Key Resource: Planning and preparing your lessons.

Key Resource: Using the local community/environment as a resource.

Key Resource: Working with large classes.

Key Resource: Tools for planning and carrying out investigations in Science.

Key Resource: Using investigations in the classroom.

Key Resource: Using group work in your classroom.

Key Resource: Using explaining and demonstrating to assist learning.

Key Resource: Being a resourceful teacher in challenging circumstances.

Key Resource: Using mind maps and brainstorming to explore ideas.

Expand Key Resources: Effective teaching approaches.

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