Science For The Elementary And Middle School

Author : Cory A. Buxton
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483343359
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School written by Cory A. Buxton and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical methods text that prepares teachers to engage their students in rich science learning experiences Featuring an increased emphasis on the way today's changing science and technology is shaping our culture, this Second Edition of Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School provides pre- and in-service teachers with an introduction to basic science concepts and methods of science instruction, as well as practical strategies for the classroom. Throughout the book, the authors help readers learn to think like scientists and better understand the role of science in our day-to-day lives and in the history of Western culture. Part II features 100 key experiments that demonstrate the connection between content knowledge and effective inquiry-based pedagogy. The Second Edition is updated throughout and includes new coverage of applying multiple intelligences to the teaching and learning of science, creating safe spaces for scientific experimentation, using today's rapidly changing online technologies, and more. New to This Edition: Links to national content standards for Mathematics, Language Arts, and Social Studies help readers plan for teaching across the content areas. Discussions of federal legislation, including No Child Left Behind and Race To The Top, demonstrate legislation's influence on classroom science teaching. New "Scientists Then and Now" biographies provide practical examples of how great scientists balance a focus on content knowledge with a focus on exploring new ways to ask and answer questions. Sixteen additional video demonstrations on the Instructor Teaching Site and Student Study Site illustrate how to arrange and implement selected experiments.

Author : Joseph S. Krajcik
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136287760
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School written by Joseph S. Krajcik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School offers in-depth information about the fundamental features of project-based science and strategies for implementing the approach. In project-based science classrooms students investigate, use technology, develop artifacts, collaborate, and make products to show what they have learned. Paralleling what scientists do, project-based science represents the essence of inquiry and the nature of science. Because project-based science is a method aligned with what is known about how to help all children learn science, it not only helps students learn science more thoroughly and deeply, it also helps them experience the joy of doing science. Project-based science embodies the principles in A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. Blending principles of learning and motivation with practical teaching ideas, this text shows how project-based learning is related to ideas in the Framework and provides concrete strategies for meeting its goals. Features include long-term, interdisciplinary, student-centered lessons; scenarios; learning activities, and "Connecting to Framework for K–12 Science Education" textboxes. More concise than previous editions, the Fourth Edition offers a wealth of supplementary material on a new Companion Website, including many videos showing a teacher and class in a project environment.

Author : M. Jenice Goldston
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452289352
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Your Science Classroom written by M. Jenice Goldston and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary / Middle School Science Teacher, by authors M. Jenice "Dee" Goldston and Laura Downey, is a core teaching methods textbook for use in elementary and middle school science methods courses. Designed around a practical, "practice-what-you-teach" approach to methods instruction, the text is based on current constructivist philosophy, organized around 5E inquiry, and guided by the National Science Education Teaching Standards.

Author : Wynne Harlen
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9780325061597
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Science for Understanding in Elementary and Middle Schools written by Wynne Harlen and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book comes at just the right time, as teachers are being encouraged to re-examine current approaches to science instruction." -Lynn Rankin, Director, Institute for Inquiry, Exploratorium "Easy to read and comprehend with very explicit examples, it will be foundational for classroom teachers as they journey from novice teacher of science to expert." -Jo Anne Vasquez, Ph.D., Past President of the National Science Teachers Association "Teaching Science for Understanding is a comprehensive, exquisitely written guide and well-illustrated resource for high quality teaching and learning of inquiry-based science." -Hubert M. Dyasi, Ph.D., Professor of Science, City College and City University of New York Even though there is an unending supply of science textbooks, kits, and other resources, the practice of teaching science is more challenging than simply setting up an experiment. In Teaching Science for Understanding in Elementary and Middle Schools, Wynne Harlen focuses on why developing understanding is essential in science education and how best to engage students in activities that deepen their curiosity about the world and promote enjoyment of science. Teaching Science for Understanding in Elementary and Middle Schools centers on how to build on the ideas your students already have to cultivate the thinking and skills necessary for developing an understanding of the scientific aspects of the world, including: helping students develop and use the skills of investigation drawing conclusions from data through analyzing, interpreting, and explaining creating classrooms that encourage students to explain and justify their thinking asking productive questions to support students' understanding. Through classroom vignettes, examples, and practical suggestions at the end of each chapter, Wynne provides a compelling vision of what can be achieved through science education...and strategies that you can implement in your classroom right now.

Author : Sandra K. Abell
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seamless Assessment in Science written by Sandra K. Abell and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a one-stop guide for assessing students' science learning and incorporating methods for embedding formative and summative assessment throughout any science unit.

Author : Donna M. Wolfinger
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science in the Elementary and Middle School written by Donna M. Wolfinger and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2000 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains activities for students to investigate the various aspects of science.

Author : Edward Victor
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science for the Elementary and Middle School written by Edward Victor and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2000 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text is appropriate for Elementary or Middle School Science Methods. This highly successful science methods text provides current sources of pedagogy, subject-matter content, and exploratory activities in science that are essential for a complete science course. The content correlates to the NSES (standards), examines the most effective teaching methods, and explores how science instruction can help children improve their knowledge and information processing skills. The experienced authors share the best of practice, the most useful research findings, and their richest experiences. Appropriate for education courses, the text is designed to instruct future educators in the fundamentals of teaching science at the elementary and middle school levels.* Presents strategies that integrate learning-Provides illustrations of how they may be used. * Increases the emphasis on how students can access science information and make sense of it through the use of visual and technological tools. * More than 750 activities and experiments for the elementary school curriculum-Includes exploratory activities that teachers can use immediately. * These useful activities ensure that students take a han

Author : Joseph S. Krajcik
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Children Science written by Joseph S. Krajcik and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1999 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand-new elementary science methods text uses an innovative applied approach and is authored by three leaders in the field. The text takes a constructivist approach and practices this approach by engaging students in reflective thought and investigations.Project-based science engages young learners in exploring authentic, important, and meaningful questions of real concern to students. Through a dynamic process of investigation and collaboration and using the same processes and technologies that real scientists use, students work in teams to formulate questions, make predictions, design investigations, collect and analyze data, make products and share ideas. Students learn fundamental science concepts and principles that they apply to their daily lives. Project-based science helps all students regardless of culture, race, or gender engage in science learning.The book is packed with numerous examples so that the reader can easily understand points that are made throughout the book. Each chapter has activity boxes with experiments that exemplify the project-based approach. The book provides useful tips, charts, diagrams, and tables that illustrate how to get children doing investigations. The text's dynamic teaching methods match all of today's major science education reports including The National Science Education Standards, Project 2061: Science for All Americans, and Benchmarks for Science Literacy.

Author : Rachel Ross
Publisher : Bright Matter Books
ISBN 13 : 0525571434
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Survive Middle School: Science written by Rachel Ross and published by Bright Matter Books. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STUMPED BY SCIENCE? Make learning easy with this do-it-yourself study guide that includes everything kids need to know to tackle middle school science! Learning is an adventure both inside and outside of the classroom with the How to Survive Middle School study guide series! These colorful, highly visual books cover all the essential info kids need to ace important middle school classes. Large topics are broken down into easy-to-digest chunks, and reflective questions help kids check understanding and become critical thinkers. Written by middle school teachers and vetted by curriculum experts, this series is the perfect school supplement or homeschool resource—and a great way to help create independent learners. HTSMS: Science includes key facts and super-helpful illustrations, diagrams, and vocab that explore topics including: The Scientific Method The Solar System Fossil Fuels and Climate Change The Periodic Table Chemical Bonds Ecosystems and Cells Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Laws of Motion and more! Books also available for: World History, English, Math, and U.S. History.

Author : Joseph S. Krajcik
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136287752
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School written by Joseph S. Krajcik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School offers in-depth information about the fundamental features of project-based science and strategies for implementing the approach. In project-based science classrooms students investigate, use technology, develop artifacts, collaborate, and make products to show what they have learned. Paralleling what scientists do, project-based science represents the essence of inquiry and the nature of science. Because project-based science is a method aligned with what is known about how to help all children learn science, it not only helps students learn science more thoroughly and deeply, it also helps them experience the joy of doing science. Project-based science embodies the principles in A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. Blending principles of learning and motivation with practical teaching ideas, this text shows how project-based learning is related to ideas in the Framework and provides concrete strategies for meeting its goals. Features include long-term, interdisciplinary, student-centered lessons; scenarios; learning activities, and "Connecting to Framework for K–12 Science Education" textboxes. More concise than previous editions, the Fourth Edition offers a wealth of supplementary material on a new Companion Website, including many videos showing a teacher and class in a project environment.