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Constructivist strategies and techniques for teaching science are collected here, derived from the third edition of the authors' text, Teaching Science for All Children . Part I illustrates methods for teaching science, and Part II explains how children learn science and shows how to meet the needs of all learners. Part III details skills in concept mapping and planning, assessing learning, and managing the classroom. Each chapter begins with a scenario, and features boxes on research, discussion questions, ideas for evaluation, and tips for preservice teachers on building a professional portfolio. A chapter on using technology in the classroom is new to this edition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This paperback is composed of strategies and methods to provide teachers with an inquiry approach to promote the teaching of the concepts, skills, and attitudes of science in the classroom. This book is derived from the successful third edition of Teaching Science for All Children by the same author team. The authors have taken their popular 4E Learning Cycle (Exploration, Explanation, Expansion and Evaluation) teaching method and applied it throughout this edition. Continuing to incorporate the National Science Education Standards, the authors provide ways for teachers to foster an awareness among their students of the nature of science. This books allows them to implement skills in the classroom using science inquiry processes and develop in their students an understanding of the interactions among science, technology, and society. For pre-service and in-service elementary and middle school teachers.
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