Primary Schools

Source references for the curriculum and guidelines

Collins, MartinUrban EcologyLondon, Cambridge University Press, 1984
Electricity CouncilElectricity for Life: Science Pack for Primary Schools, Unit 1: At Home and Around UsElectricity Council, England, n.d.
Finch, IreneNature Study and ScienceLongman, 1981
Harlen, Wynne (ed.)Primary Science: Taking the PlungeLondon, Heinemann Educational, 1985
Harlen, WynneProgress in Primary Science: Workshop MaterialsLondon, 1990
Irish National Teachers' OrganisationSocial and Environmental Studies in Primary Education in IrelandDublin, INTO, 1992
Jarvis, TinaChildren and Primary ScienceLondon, Cassell Educational, 1991
Madden, PaddyGo Wild at SchoolSchool Wildlife Assoc., Dublin, 1996
National Curriculum CouncilKnowledge and Understanding of Science: Forces: A Guide for TeachersYork, NCC, 1992
National Curriculum CouncilKnowledge and Understanding of Science: Electricity and Magnetism: A Guide for TeachersYork, NCC, 1993
National Curriculum CouncilTeaching Science at Key Stages 1 and 2York, NCC, 1993
Northern Ireland Curriculum CouncilScience: Guidance MaterialsBelfast, NICC, 1990
Nuffield Primary Science: Science Processes and Concept ExplorationInfant Teachers' Guides: Forces and Movement Materials The Variety of Life
Junior Teachers' Guides: Forces and Movement
Light
Living Processes
Living Things in Their Environment
Materials
The Variety of Life
London, Collins Educational, 1996
O'Connell, CatherinePeatlands and the Primary School CurriculumDublin, Irish Peatland Conservation Council, 1994
O'Doherty, CarmelPrimary Science Starts HereLimerick, Primary School Science Project, 1994
An Roinn OideachaisSafety in School ScienceDublin, An Roinn Oideachais, n.d.
Scottish Consulatative Council on the CurriculumEnvironmental Studies 5-14 Exemplification: Science, Understanding Earth and Space;
Understanding Living Things and the Processes of Life; Understanding Energy and Forces
Dundee, SCCC, 1996
Tree Council of IrelandTree Day: A Resource Pack on Trees for Primary SchoolsDublin, Tree Council of Ireland, 1997




 
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