Primary Plants
A Handbook for Teaching Plant Science in the Primary School
Martin Braund(Author)
Questions Publishing Co Ltd
Published on 1. June 2001
Book
Mixed media product
160 pages
978-1-84190-038-4 (ISBN)
Description
Why is teaching children about plants important? Despite being a key element of the NC science, children's knowledge of the plant world has been shown to be limited and many are unaware that the foods we eat, clothes we wear, products we wash with and the medicines we take are all plant-derived. Equally, some teachers may feel they lack the background knowledge to teach plant science effectively. Primary Plants addresses this problem by providing a detailed guide and reference source for primary school teachers. With time restrictions on science teaching, there are suggestions for linking this subject to literacy and numeracy, plus other curriculum areas such as PHSE and RE. Fully illustrated, the book includes a visual resource, a CD-ROM providing many fascinating beautifully photographed images of plants and flowers. A versatile resource, both for whole-class teaching and pupils' own topic work.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84190-038-4 (9781841900384)
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Content
List of Copiable Worksheets; Introduction: Why Teach Children about Plants?; 1. Our World of Plants; 2. Variety is the Spice of Plant Life; 3. Carry on Growing; 4. Feeding the World; 5. Water: A Question of Balance; 6. Carrying on; 7. Plants and the Environment; 8. Mighty Microbes; 9. Celebrating with Plants; 10. Progressive Plants; 11. Resources; Concept Summary; Acknowledgements; Appendix 1: List of images on CD-ROM and background information; Appendix 2: Operating instructions for the CD-ROM