Reasons to Reason in Primary Maths and Science

Reasons to Reason in Primary Maths and Science

Author: Alison Borthwick

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2018-06-11

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1526451123

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This book explores what reasoning is and what it is not. It includes background theory and a rationale for primary teachers alongside examples of how reasoning in primary mathematics and science classes can develop.


Reasons to Reason in Primary Maths and Science

Reasons to Reason in Primary Maths and Science

Author: Alison Borthwick

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9781526451095

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How can teachers help children to develop reasoning skills? What is reasoning and how do we teach it? Much is being said in schools and education about the importance of reasoning skills. This book explores what reasoning is and what it is not. It includes examples of how reasoning in primary mathematics and science classes can develop. It shows how a connection between the 'skills' of mathematics and science can help children to gain a better understanding of reasoning. What is a conjecture? What makes you think? What makes you think about your thinking? What does reasoning look like? With links to classroom practice and examples of effective teaching throughout, this book not only provides an exploration of what reasoning is and why it's important - it also show you how to develop children's reasoning skills in your classroom.


Reasons to Reason in Primary Maths and Science

Reasons to Reason in Primary Maths and Science

Author: Alison Borthwick

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2018-06-11

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1526451107

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How can teachers help children to develop reasoning skills? What is reasoning and how do we teach it? Much is being said in schools and education about the importance of reasoning skills. This book explores what reasoning is and what it is not. It includes examples of how reasoning in primary mathematics and science classes can develop. It shows how a connection between the ′skills′ of mathematics and science can help children to gain a better understanding of reasoning. What is a conjecture What makes you think? What makes you think about your thinking? What does reasoning look like? With links to classroom practice and examples of effective teaching throughout, this book not only provides an exploration of what reasoning is and why it′s important—it also show you how to develop children′s reasoning skills in your classroom.


Curious Learners in Primary Maths, Science, Computing and DT

Curious Learners in Primary Maths, Science, Computing and DT

Author: Alan Cross

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2016-09-19

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1473968178

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Whether it is in the National Curriculum or the Teachers′ Standards, promotion of children′s curiosity is highlighted as a key part of effective teaching. Curiosity has the potential to enhance learning in all curriculum subjects but it has a special connection with scientific thinking. A curious approach can open up learning in science, computing, design technology and mathematics. This text explores how teachers can harness the power of curiosity in their classroom. Full of practical teaching ideas for engaging learners and making lessons more exciting, it highlights the ways in which STEM subjects can be taught together. Coverage includes: the place of curiosity in subject teaching how curiosity contributes to a learner′s overall capability examples of curiosity in primary STEM classes case studies which exemplify curiosity.


Enriching Mathematics in the Primary Curriculum

Enriching Mathematics in the Primary Curriculum

Author: Sue Pope

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2019-03-11

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1526489686

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How do I enrich children′s learning of primary mathematics to bring the subject to life? This book inspires and supports you, the new and beginning teacher, to use talk-rich and open tasks that bring mathematics to life in your classroom. Tried and loved practical tasks that engage and motivate Supports you to create confident and resilient mathematicians in your classroom Explores ways to engage children in mathematics across the primary curriculum Focuses on understanding key mathematical concepts and the connections between them


Using Resources to Support Mathematical Thinking

Using Resources to Support Mathematical Thinking

Author: Doreen Drews

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2017-07-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844450572

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Using resources effectively is key to supporting children's mathematical learning. This idea is supported by the Primary Strategy, recent initiatives such as Excellence and Enjoyment and the growing emphasis on the need to develop children's thinking skills. This book explores how teachers can use resources effectively and so aid children in their mathematical problem-solving, reasoning and communication.


Playful Mathematics

Playful Mathematics

Author: Helen J. Williams

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2022-03-10

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1529786339

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Nursery World Professional Book of the Year 2022 Children are naturally mathematical in their play. They play with mathematics. Early years’ practitioners often struggle to make mathematics relevant and engaging for their young learners. In their play, children are naturally mathematical yet practitioners are often unsure about how to build on this or how this observed play ‘fits’ in with the mathematics they teach. This Nursery World Award Winning Book: *Empowers early years teachers to see the learning in this play and to remain committed to play based practice *Outlines recent research on how children best learn mathematics *Supports early years practitioners to know why preparation works better than planning and why ′thinking space′ matters more than you think


Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

Author: A. K. Dewdney

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-05-10

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0471652423

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A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as "squaring the circle," first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G?del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather. A. K. Dewdney, PhD (Ontario, Canada), was the author of Scientific American's "Computer Recreations" column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour (0-471-40734-8); Yes, We Have No Neutrons (0-471-29586-8); and 200% of Nothing (0-471-14574-2).


Myths and Legends of Mastery in the Mathematics Curriculum

Myths and Legends of Mastery in the Mathematics Curriculum

Author: Pinky Jain

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2020-03-30

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1526482266

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This book helps you understand what ′mastery′ is and how to effectively integrate it into classroom teaching. It explores how ′mastery′ is viewed and supported in other countries and encourages a critical examination of this topical theme. The book includes practical advice and examples of learning activities for primary teaching. It also outlines how to support children who might be weaker in their mathematical abilities and still ensure that all children master mathematics. The text also supports those who are developing whole school mastery approaches and looks at how we can assess ′mastery′ as well as how we can be confident that it is supporting good progress.


How Students Learn

How Students Learn

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2005-01-23

Total Pages: 633

ISBN-13: 0309074339

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How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their everyday lives? In this volume, practical questions that confront every classroom teacher are addressed using the latest exciting research on cognition, teaching, and learning. How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the bestselling How People Learn. Now, these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in teaching history, science, and math topics at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators explain in detail how they developed successful curricula and teaching approaches, presenting strategies that serve as models for curriculum development and classroom instruction. Their recounting of personal teaching experiences lends strength and warmth to this volume. The book explores the importance of balancing students' knowledge of historical fact against their understanding of concepts, such as change and cause, and their skills in assessing historical accounts. It discusses how to build straightforward science experiments into true understanding of scientific principles. And it shows how to overcome the difficulties in teaching math to generate real insight and reasoning in math students. It also features illustrated suggestions for classroom activities. How Students Learn offers a highly useful blend of principle and practice. It will be important not only to teachers, administrators, curriculum designers, and teacher educators, but also to parents and the larger community concerned about children's education.