The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools
- ISBN-10
- 0415465273
- ISBN-13
- 9780415465274
- Series
- The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 340
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Wynne Harlen, Anne Qualter
Description
Providing an up-to-date discussion of the issues affecting primary science, this edition focuses on both the role of the class teacher and of the school in making provision for children's learning in science.
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