Developing early science skills outdoors
Subtitle: activity ideas and best practice for teaching and learning outside
By: by Marianne Sargent
Series: Developing early skills outdoors
Publisher: Practical Pre-School Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781912611232; 9781909280847
Description: Developing Early Science Skills Outdoors provides practitioners with practical planning for how to develop and enhance the outdoor area to facilitate science learning. The activities throughout the book are low cost and easy to set up, aiming to reassure practitioners and give them confidence to plan more scientific learning experiences outdoors. This is further supported with planning guidance and resource ideas, as well as advice on observation and assessment, including suggestions for how to reduce the paperwork burden and a useful observation template. The book includes an introduction to.
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Contents; title: Front matter; title: Title page; title: Dedication; title: Acknowledgements; title: Publisher information; title: Developing Early Science Skills Outdoors; title: Introduction; title: Observing; title: Exploring; title: Comparing, sorting and classifying; title: Gathering information; title: Questioning; title: Investigating; title: Following instructions; title: Measuring; title: Hypothesising; title: Predicting; title: Coming up with ideas; title: Problem solving; title: Recording; title: Interpreting; title: Reflecting and evaluating; title: Presenting; title: Using technology; title: Planning and organising outdoor science; title: Collecting evidence of children's learning; title: Science observation record; title: Resources and further reading; title: References