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Science for Children

Science for Children introduces readers to the pedagogy of primary and early childhood science education. It presents a wealth of science content across the birth-to-12-years continuum, demonstrating how science can come alive in the classroom.

The book pays special attention to the three strands of science, in accordance with the Australian Curriculum. It also uses the practice principles and learning outcomes of the national Early Years Learning Framework to present content for babies through to the transition into the Foundation year at school.

Science for Children explores various approaches to teaching and learning in science. It covers inquiry approaches in detail; makes explicit links to the 5Es; critiques longstanding approaches, such as discovery approaches and a transmission approach; and explores Indigenous perspectives and a Vygotskian framework. This allows the reader to make informed choices about when to use a particular approach in primary classrooms and early childhood settings.

Designed to prepare future educators for practice, Science for Children challenges students and offers practical classroom-based strategies for their science teaching careers.

Science for Children includes a single-use six-month subscription to Cambridge Dynamic Science, providing access to interactive content to support complex science topics. Additional resources for instructors are available online at cambridge. edu.au/academic/science.

Marilyn Fleer is the Foundation Chair of Early Childhood Education at Monash University.

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Science for Children

Marilyn Fleer

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Information on this title: 9781107548701 ? Cambridge University Press 2015 This publication is copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published by Prentice?Hall Australia 1996 Second edition published by Pearson Education Australia 2001 Third edition 2007 First published by Cambridge University Press 2015 Cover designed by Marianna Berek-Lewis Typeset by Newgen Publishing and Data Services Printed in Singapore by C.O.S Printers Pte Ltd A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library A Cataloguing-in-Publication entry is available from the catalogue of the National Library of Australia at .au ISBN 978-1-107-54870-1 Paperback Additional resources for this publication at cambridge.edu.au/academic/science

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Contents

Science for Children and Cambridge Dynamic Science Acknowledgements

Part 1 Research Foundation for Developing a Personal Approach to Teaching Science

Chapter 1 Science as a human endeavour Introduction Leading change in science Looking inside the classroom Looking inside an early childhood setting How we feel about science matters Summary References Acknowledgement

Chapter 2 Researching children's understanding and ways of learning Introduction Children's understanding Finding out children's understandings Moving through learning rather than to learning ? new lenses Border-crossing in science education Ways of learning Summary References Appendix Acknowledgement

Part 2 Transmission and Discovery Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Science

Chapter 3 A transmission approach to teaching science Introduction

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