The document discusses key aspects of teaching science effectively, including: - Understanding science content as well as pedagogical strategies and curriculum knowledge is important for quality science teachers. - The science curriculum focuses on building understanding of conceptual ideas in life, matter, energy, earth and space as well as experiencing how science is applied. - Effective classroom strategies include using the whiteboard well, asking good questions, giving clear instructions, incorporating practical work while maintaining safety, and managing timing and student movement.

1. Teaching Science Pedagogy, strategies, resources and laboratory safety

3. Pedagogical content knowledge

4. Science curriculum knowledge and understanding

5. Understanding of learning

6. Understanding of students

8. Science Knowledge and Understanding ... building student understanding of the overarching conceptual ideas of science. Life, living and living relationships Matter, properties and chemical change Energy, Force and Motion Earth, Time and Space Scale

9. Science at work experiencing and researching how people work with and through science. learn to be curious and to use scientific understanding and processes to find answers to their questions.

12. POE Predict (Justify) Observe Explain

13. The Science Continuum

14. VELS Science standards Science Knowledge & Understanding Science at Work Science concept development maps Matter Living things Forces & motion Earth & space Science Continuum P-10: Design Focus ideas Student everyday experiences vs scientific view Critical teaching ideas Teaching strategies Links to further resources

15. Classroom Craft Timing The whiteboard Questioning Instructions Practical work Student movement Safety

16. Timing Concentration span Unrushed – thinking space Balance Completion

18. Headings

19. Key points

20. For teaching

21. Recording

22. Illustration

23. Vocabulary

24. Emphasis

25. Reminders

26. To divide or not to divide

27. Legible – size, writing

28. Face the class

31. Limit number

32. Repeat

33. Check understanding

35. Discovery

36. Reinforcement

37. Procedures

38. Student design

39. Group

40. Individual

41. Teacher design

42. Textbook

43. worksheet

44. Data collection

45. Data analysis

46. Class

47. individual

48. Report writing

49. Full written report

50. Worksheet

52. Safety Chemicals Hot items and substances Sharps Student awareness Student behaviour Teacher control