Most Popular Books by Graham Peacock

All the subject knowledge you need to teach primary science. If you are training to be a primary school teacher, you need to understand what you need to know about primary science before you can teach it. To help you build your subject knowledge, this comprehensive text includes subject knowledge from each part of the primary science curriculum and comes with a wide range of resources so you can test you knowledge as you progress through the course. an online science subject knowledge audit with the ability to share results end of chapter self-assessment questions Interactive tasks a science subject knowledge checklist useful weblinks for primary science teaching Recommended further reading This new edition comes with a new chapter on science in curriculum.

The essential teaching theory and practice text for primary science. Covering the key skills of planning, monitoring and assessment and class management, it relates these specifically to primary science. The 5th edition of this popular text includes new features making specific links to Every Child Matters and outlining how ICT can be embedded into the teaching of primary science. This text is an indispensable guide for primary trainees on the theory and practice required for effective and creative science teaching. Includes features and activities to help the reader make essential links between theory and practice.

Discusses light and its properties and ways we use light, such as in mirrors and cameras, and presents some activities.

The Really Useful ICT Book is a practical and easy-to-use guide to give you all the confidence you need to use ICT really effectively inside and outside the primary classroom. It makes clear how ICT can be taught as a standalone subject, and how it can be used easily and imaginatively to enhance teaching other subjects. Jam-packed with ideas and templates to save you time, this friendly handbook offers an introduction to: using ICT inside the classroom – including interactive whiteboards, computer suites, VLEs and e-safety using ICT outside the classroom – including word processors, laptops, data loggers and digital cameras when and how to use a wide range of software and hardware – from spreadsheet packages through to digital photography, e-portfolios and software simulation using ICT in all subject areas practical suggestions for using ICT in cross-curricular topics using ICT to develop teacher and pupil creativity using ICT for assessment and in your professional role. With an emphasis on developing children’s creativity and on progression from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2, The Really Useful ICT Book is a comprehensive compendium of advice and inspiration for all training, newly qualified and experienced teachers, as well as those in support roles in primary schools.

A complete ICT course for children from five years of age.

Discusses the scientific principles behind heat with a collection of experiments.

A book about astronomy with experiments.

A complete ICT course for children from five years of age.

Discusses what electricity is and how it is made and used.

A complete ICT course for children from five years of age.

Discusses plant and animal habitats, greenhouses, adaptation, and air pollution damage. Includes activities and study questions.

Presents experiments examining the properties of a variety of materials, from wood and fabrics to plastics and gases.

A complete ICT course for children from five years of age.

A complete ICT course for children from five years of age.

Starter Award in ICT: Next Steps is one of three titles focusing on ICT for primary school children. Next Steps introduces children to the basic concepts of ICT and will help them to develop skills in this area. It is designed for use in the classroom and at home, and includes guidance for parents and helpers so that they can assist children who wish to practise their new skills on their home computers. All the activities in the book use the BlackCat Supertool CD-ROM, produced by Granada.

Starter Award in ICT: Initial Steps is one of three titles focusing on ICT for primary school children. Initial Steps introduces children to the basic concepts of ICT and will help them to develop skills in this area. It is designed for use in the classroom and at home, and includes guidance for parents and helpers so that they can assist children who wish to practise their new skills on their home computers. All the activities in the book use the BlackCat Supertool CD-ROM, produced by Granada, as well as the readily available Microsoft encyclopaedia Encarta.

Starter Award in ICT: On Track is one of three titles focusing on ICT for primary school children. Starter Award in ICT: On Track introduces students to more advanced concepts of ICT. Using illustrations and screen displays, it builds on keyboard skills and basic routines such as email, handling data, spreadsheet management, handling images and using the Internet. Features include: . clear step-by-step instruction in use of computer applications . stimulating activities . easy-to-follow format The book can be used in the classroom and at home, and includes additional guidance for helpers.

Simple experiments illustrate basic principles of sound.

Macmillan Natural and Social Science is a new six-level course for children studying science in English. The course develops children''s knowledge of science, history and geography and provides a systematic development of English language skills. The activities are varied in their approach to provide a motivating stimulus to children''s learning.

A systematic and comprehensive guide to science subjects which elementary teachers should know and understand. Includes a comprehensive audit, explanations of answers, key idea summaries, and record-keeping sheets.

Use ICT gives step-by-step instructions in ICT following the sequence of the QCA Scheme of Work. Each unit covers a particular skill and features cross curricula activities for one core and one foundation subject. The books can be used with or without a PC and feature an offscreen section in each unit.

Through easy-to-do projects you will learn what causes earthquakes, what fossils reveal, what causes stalactites and stalagmites, and discover how the world underground works.