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Science in Elementary Education and CD and NSE Pkg.
ISBN: 9780130743350 | 0130743356
Edition: 9thFormat: Package
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2002
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For Elementary Science Methods courses. This text presents a constructivist approach to the content and methodology that students will need to be effective teachers of elementary science. Topics include areas such as how science concepts and skills are effectively taught and learned, ways to successfully plan science instruction, resources needed to enhance the science program, assessment of student inquiry, and integration of instructional and design technology.
This book presents a constructivist approach to the ... MORE
This book presents a constructivist approach to the ... MORE
(NOTE: Science in Elementary Education includes all chapters.)
(NOTE: Chapters 1 through 8 conclude with Summary, Reflection, References, and Suggested Readings. Inquiry Units 1 through 12 conclude with References, Selected Trade Books, and Resource Books.)
I. HOW TO TEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE.
1. Science Inquiry and the Nature of Science.
2. Constructing Science Experiences.
3. Planning for Inquiry and National Standards.
4. Developing Inquiry Skills.
5. Assessment.
6. Science Experiences for All Students.
7. Constructing Technological Understandings.
8. Science Learning Opportunities.
The Nature of Science. Scientific Concepts and Genera... MORE
2. Constructing Science Experiences.
Paradigms. Constructivism.
3. Planning for Inquiry and National Standards.
Planning for Inquiry. Closed- and Open-Ended Activities. Learning with an Integrated Approach. Planning Units. A Sample Unit.
4. Developing Inquiry Skills.
Using the Learning Cycle. Observing. Classifying. Measuring. Communicating. Inferring. Predicting. Experimenting. Scientific Attitudes.
5. Assessment.
Assessment Today. Authentic Assessment. Types of Authentic Assessment. Assessing Attitudes.
6. Science Experiences for All Students.
Science Learning Centers. Science Projects. Science Fairs. Teaching Students with Special Needs.
7. Constructing Technological Understandings.
Educational Technology and Elementary Science. Science Technology Society. Technology Education and Elementary Science.
8. Science Learning Opportunities.
Mrs. Blackwelder's Class Trip. Science Learning Resources. Individual Partners in Education.
II. CONCEPTS AND INQUIRIES IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE.
1. Light Energy and Color.
2. Heat Energy.
3. Sound Energy.
4. Magnetic Interactions.
5. Electrical Energy.
6. Simple Machines.
7. Plant Life.
8. Animal Life.
9. The Human Body and Nutrition.
10. The Earth's Changing Surface.
11. Water, Air, and Weather.
12. The Earth in Space.
Appendix A: Professional Bibliography.
Appendix B: Science Curriculum Projects.
Appendix C: Commercial Science Suppliers.
Appendix D: Environments and Nutrition for Classroom Animals.
Appendix E: Summary of Children's Thinking.
Appendix F: State Education Agencies.
2. Heat Energy.
3. Sound Energy.
4. Magnetic Interactions.
5. Electrical Energy.
6. Simple Machines.
7. Plant Life.
8. Animal Life.
9. The Human Body and Nutrition.
10. The Earth's Changing Surface.
11. Water, Air, and Weather.
12. The Earth in Space.
Appendix A: Professional Bibliography.
Appendix B: Science Curriculum Projects.
Appendix C: Commercial Science Suppliers.
Appendix D: Environments and Nutrition for Classroom Animals.
Appendix E: Summary of Children's Thinking.
Appendix F: State Education Agencies.
Science in Elementary Education
