Summary
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Creative teaching has the potential to inspire deep learning, using inventive activities and stimulating contexts that can capture the imagination of children. Thisbook enables you to adopt a creative approach to the methods and content of your primary science teaching practice and confidently develop as a science educator. Exploring how creative approaches can be appropriately developed and embedded, key aspects of science teaching are discussed, including: • planning for teaching and learning • assessing primary science • cross-curricular approaches • the intelligent application of technology • sustainability education • outdoor learning Coverage is supported by illustrative examples, encouraging you to look at your own teaching practice, your local community and environment, your own interests and those of your children to deepen your understanding of what constitutes good science teaching in primary schools. This is essential reading for students on primary initial teacher education courses, on both university-based (BEd, BA with QTS, PGCE) and schools-based (School Direct, SCITT) routes into teaching. Dr Roger Cutting is an Associate Professor in Education at the Institute of Education at Plymouth University. Orla Kelly is a Lecturer in Social, Environmental and Scientific Education in the Church of IrelandCollege of Education.
Art and Design and Creative Science
Art and Design and Creative Science
Chapter aims
By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
- Explore the relationship between art and science education
- Explain the key role observation plays in developing science ideas and how art can support this
- Use a range of art techniques and methods to develop children’s scientific attitudes, skills and understanding
Introduction
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. (Department for Education, 2013, p. 1) and in primary schools children are encouraged to be creative in the Arts domain of art, design, drama and music. Liu and Lin (2014) report the integrating of the arts and science curricula as one way to foster scientific creativity. In this chapter, we will be ...
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