Everyday Science Workbook 1 – For Primary Schools

The First of six books, Everyday Science for Primary Schools, Book One, is written and designed in conformity to the 2019 syllabus issued by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) of the Ghana Education Service (GES). This book uses interesting creative methods to present lessons. Texts are easy to read and self-explanatory. These are complemented by sharp and elaborate illustrations for easy understanding of concepts. The book adopts an activity-based approach (including simple innovative experiments) for developing essential knowledge and skills in learners as well as the application of these in everyday life for problem-solving.

The book includes insightful topics for discussions, debates and tips to reinforce and apply knowledge and skills acquired from lessons. Adequate exercises and quizzes with different formats have been designed to assess both learner’s understanding of lessons and the facilitator’s effective delivery of same. Also, ICT research and resources are included for further reading.Special focus is placed on getting pupils to develop essential vocabulary through easy-to-read texts, explanation of new words as well as vocabulary and spelling activities.Learners can easily relate to examples cited, making this book a preferred resource for Science education as well as a necessary addition to the Ghanaian child’s library.“Using this book will give learners a head start”