Table of Contents

The Role of Activities and Investigations in Science Education
Life and Living Processes
Humans as Organisms
Green Plants as Organisms
Variety, Adaptation and Interdependence
States of Matter and Physical Change
Mechanical Properties of Materials and Objects
Explaining Some Physical Changes
Chemical Changes
Obtaining and Making Materials
Earth Science
Energy
Electricity
Forces and Their Effects
Gravity and Magnetism
Sound
Light
The Earth in Space

About the Author

Martin Wenham originally trained in plant biology and forestry, becoming a teacher in 1967, after four years in full-time research. His teaching experience has included work in secondary, primary and special schools, with pupils of all ages from 5 to 18. Between 1989 and 1998 he was a Lecturer in Primary Education at the University of Leicester, specializing in science and art.