Exploring Science For Primary Schools Book 1

Exploring Science – A Basic Science and Technology Course for Primary Schools is a new approach to the study of science for pupils undergoing the compulsory six-year primary school education. It completely satisfies the requirements of the new Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) curriculum. The course is authored by a team of distinguished science educationists with robust experience garnered from years of classroom teaching and management as well as membership of relevant science subject associations such as the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN). All these have combined to provide a highly resourceful study material. features Eye-catching illustrations drawn from the pupils immediate environment to capture the attention of the pupils and make teaching and learning of science interesting and effective. Multiple and engaging activities that will help pupils interact with the processes of approach, observation, manipulation, inquiry, experimenting and grouping or classifying of objects Additional topics outside the NERDC curriculum to further boost the teaching and learning of Basic Science and Technology. A curriculum matching chart to show at a glance where and how the topics are covered and also monitor the progress of pupils. Keywords that introduce the pupils to the major scientific ideas they will come across in their study of each chapter Puzzles that will trigger pupils’ imagination of scientific happenings in their environment ‘Let us do some work’ a form of multiple-choice, fill-in-the-gap and essay type questions as revision exercises to assess periodic progress of pupils and adequately prepare them for all examinations Very relevant, interactive, useful, comprehensive and engaging series Workbooks for pupils’ practice and Teacher’s Guides to help teachers in the teaching of Basic Science and Technology concepts