Teacher’s Manual

The Young Scientist Investigates Teacher’s Manual contains a guide for the preparation of all lessons, advice on how to develop the themes and suggestions for further work. It begins with some historical background information about science in the primary school, paying tribute to the ground-breaking topic of the 1960s. Indeed the Science 5/13 units for teachers are frequently referenced in the guidance for the themes in the course books.

The bulk of the manual sets out, for each unit of the course books, the aims, science background, materials and equipment, reference books for teachers and children, suggestions for class management answers to questions in the students’ texts and ideas for extending the learning. Safety measures are included where relevant. This manual provides a thorough support for the teacher, enabling a more active experience for children beyond reading the children’s texts.

Contents
Introduction
The rationale of the Young Scientist Investigates
What is science?
The Young Scientist Investigates series of topic books
Using the course books
Recording scientific experiences
Seeking help or going further

Course Book 1

Theme: Living things
Unit 1: We are all different
Unit 2: Fruit and vegetables
Unit 3: Living things depend upon each other
Unit 4: Pond life

Theme: Structures, forces and energy
Unit 5: Houses and other buildings
Unit 6: Materials
Unit 7: Skeletons, muscles and movement
Unit 8: Pushing, pulling, sliding, rolling

Theme: Change
Unit 9: Sun, moon, stars and planets
Unit 10: The seasons
Unit 11: Science in the kitchen
Unit 12: Life cycles

Course Book 2

Theme: Living things
Unit 1: Senses and sense organs
Unit 2: Grasses and lawns
Unit 3: Wildlife in the city
Unit 4: Reproduction in birds and mammals

Theme: Structures, forces and energy
Unit 5: Materials
Unit 6: Bridges, dams and tunnels
Unit 7: Energy and movement
Unit 8: Electricity and our increasing need for energy

Theme: Change
Unit 9: Weather
Unit 10: Rocks and the weather
Unit 11: Death and decay
Unit 12: The changing countryside