HANDS ON SCIENCE GR 5 (LEARNERS BOOK)

THE HANDS-ON SCIENCE LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR THE NATURAL SCIENCE LEARNING AREA HAS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING SCIENCE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS. THE MATERIAL IS STRONG ON DEVELOPING LEARNERS' UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE CONTENT, SCIENCE SKILLS AND SCIENCE INVESTIGATION. OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THIS UNDERSTANDING ARE MADE CLEAR TO LEARNERS IN EACH UNIT. EACH MODULE - ABOUT ONE TERM'S WORK - FOCUSES ON ONE OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES THEMES. THESE THEMES FORM THE CONTEXT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATION AND PROCESS SKILLS.