Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Contents; Figures; Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; How to use this book; Part One: Introduction; A. How do people learn science?; B. How can we elicit, recognize and reconstruct science misconceptions?; Part Two: Biology; 1. Concept of living; 2. Classification; 3. Circulation; 4. Breathing; 5. Nutrition; 6. Feeding relationships; 7. Microbes and disease; 8. Heredity and variation; Part Three: Chemistry; 9. Chemical changes in materials; 10. Particles; 11. States of matter; 12. Earth science; Part Four: Physics; 13. Forces
14. Floating and sinking15. Electricity and magnetism; 16. Light; 17. Sound; 18. Earth and space; 19. Energy; Science glossary; Bibliography; Index; Advert; Back cover
Summary
This book offers appropriate teaching strategies to help teachers seek out and rectify misconceptions in primary science as and when they arise