Teaching primary science: electricity, forces, light and sound NE007
Develop your knowledge of physics to support your pupils' learning as part of the primary science curriculum.
Summary
Teach primary science effectively by developing your subject knowledge and confidence in science topics. This course will examine key subject knowledge within the physics elements of the primary science curriculum, focusing on the topics of forces, electricity and light. Through the course, we will demonstrate common misconceptions children may have and show how to identify and overcome them.
Who is it for?
This online course is for primary teachers and trainee teachers for primary education (pupils aged 5-11 years). Teaching assistants may also be interested in developing their subject knowledge through this course. The English National Curriculum will be referred to, but teachers will be able to apply subject knowledge to their own curricula.
What topics are covered?
This course covers:
- why good subject knowledge is essential when teaching primary science.
- developing subject knowledge for the physics content of the primary science curriculum.
- understanding children’s misconceptions about physics and identifying teaching strategies to identify and overcome them.
- subject knowledge to teach forces, electricity and light.
How will you learn?
This course is not facilitated. You can learn independently or with colleagues to directly address your individual needs.
How long is this course?
This course takes around 9 hours to complete and you do not need to be online at any specific time. You can take the course at your own pace.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- identify the importance of good subject knowledge when teaching primary science
- develop personal subject knowledge of physics
- apply subject knowledge of physics to class teaching of pupils aged 5-11 years old
- explore practical activities to teach scientific concepts in the primary curriculum
- identify common misconceptions children may have in primary science concepts
- develop teaching strategies to identify and overcome children’s misconceptions
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