(Curriculum & Instruction)
- Teaching for conceptual understanding and inquiry-based learning is emphasized throughout.
- What Research Says boxes offer brief accounts of current research in the field.
- Part IV integrates the National Science Education Standards in each lesson.
- Part IV contains more than 60 complete science lessons, which contain more than 150 different activities to encourage hands-on/minds-on activity and high levels of concept formation.
- All lessons have been classroom tested by the authors' students.
- Each chapter opens with a classroom scenario.
- TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE: All new Teachers on Science Teaching feature is placed on the website to bring the authentic voices of practicing teachers to the student on the chapter's subject matter.
- A new chapter (11) emphasizes uses of appropriate technology and multimedia resources.
- Emphasizing the importance of evaluation, Building Your Portfolio is a new feature included in every chapter, as well as on the Companion Website.
- Chapter 4 is written to maintain the constructivist approach to science, with brain research report to support the constructivist view of learning.
- Chapter 5 gives greater attention to the exceptional learner and helps to lay a foundation of science, literacy, and learning.
- Chapter 6 presents the National Science Education Standards and science content outcomes.
- Chapter 7 includes more on assessment, extending the successful 4E planning and teaching model.
- Chapter 9 integrates Science Safety with classroom management.
I.THE EXPLORATION: METHODS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHING.
1.How Can We Help Learners to Inquire and Construct Scientific Meaning?
2.How Can You Use Demonstrations, Direct Instruction, and Textbooks Effectively?
II.THE EXPLANATION: MODERN SCIENCE TEACHING BENEFITS FROM INQUIRY-BASED, INTERACTIVE APPROACHES TO LEARNING.
3.What Is Science?
4.How Do Children Learn Science?
5.How Can You Teach Science for All Children?
6.What Goals Promote Scientific Literacy?
III. THE EXPANSION: CONTINUING OUR LEARNING, DEVELOPING SKILLS, AND USING THE TOOLS OF SCIENCE.
7.How Can You Plan Constructivist Science Lessons and Assess Student Performance?
8.How Can You Use Questions to Promote Science Inquiry?
9.How Can You Create a Safe and Efficient, Activity-Based Science Classroom?
10.Science Materials, Programs and Resources: What Are the Best Practices?
11.How Can You Use Educational Technology to Enrich Your Classroom?
IV.LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, AND TEACHING MATERIALS TO MEET THE GOALS OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE.
Section 1. Life Science Lessons and Activities.
Section 2. Physical Science Lessons and Activities.
Section 3. Earth and Space Science Lessons and Activities.
Appendix: National Science Education Standards: Contents Standards for Grades K-4 and 5-8.
References.
Index.
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