Science Education News (SEN) Journal 2017 Volume 66 Number 4 December 2017 | Page 58

‘Teaching Inspiring K–6 Science’ Enquire now for Term 1 2018 dates Participants in the course will learn the knowledge and skills needed to guide their K-6 students toward teachers requires consideration of the knowledge, skills and understandings Year 7 students should being fully prepared Year 7 science, using correct concepts, scientific techniques and language. They have when entering high school. This course teaches the primary teacher how the will see demonstration lessons using every day, cheap and easily obtainable resources. This course content and language of their syllabus relates to the Year 7 Science classroom and beyond, and will begin by teaching the relationship between the K-6 learning process skills of investigating and what learning is needed by students preparing for high school science, allowing greater continuity from primary school to high school in science. what Year 7 and 8 students do in high school. The presenter of the course will then focus on each Go to www.stansw.asn.au or email us [email protected] of the content strands of the NSW K-6 Science and Technology syllabus for the Australian curriculum, using her scientific expertise and teaching Scan below for full details experience as a high school science teacher. The course will cover all three stages and will try to give a holistic perspective. Implementation of the Science and Technology Syllabus for the Australian curriculum by primary — 7 — 58 SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL NEWS VOL 66 NO 4