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Author Allen, Michael (Science educator), author.

Title Misconceptions in primary science / Michael Allen
Edition Second edition
Published Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (287 pages)
Contents 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
Notes Previous edition: 2010
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Great Britain
Common fallacies.
Errors, Scientific.
EDUCATION -- Elementary.
Common fallacies.
Errors, Scientific.
Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Great Britain.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780335262670
0335262678