Science in the early years : building firm foundations from birth to five /
By: Brunton, Pat [author.].
Contributor(s): Thornton, Linda [author.].
Publisher: London : SAGE, 2010Description: vii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 254m.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781848601420; 9781848601420:; 1848601425; 9781848601437; 1848601433.Subject(s): Science -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Great BritainDDC classification: 372.35049| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index.
Introduction -- Supporting young children's scientific learning -- Creating a science rich environment -- Livings things -- Habitats and sustainability -- The structure of the human body and healthy living -- Materials -- Forces -- Air and water -- Magnets and magnetism -- Electricity -- Sound -- Light, colour and shadow -- The earth.
This text provides guidance on creating a science-rich environment whilst considering the child a creative thinker, and then moves on to give support for practitioners in the scientific concepts needed to deliver science to young children successfully.