Science Experiences for the Early Childhood Years : An Integrated Affective Approach
ISBN: 9780131573093 | 0131573098
Edition: 9thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Core text for Science in Early Childhood and Science in the Elementary School courses. The ninth edition of Science Experiences for the Early Childhood Years is written during recurrent national anxiety about science education. Since the 1957 launch of Sputnik, concern has pervaded the overlapping circles of education, business, labor, and government. The United States is afraid of losing its high standard of living to countries that have more citizens, or are more desperately hard-working, or whose children both score higher on international m... MORE
| The Rationale | |
| An Integrated Approach to Science Learning | |
| Science Participants: Children, Teachers, Families, and Communities | |
| Guiding Science Learning in the Early Years | |
| Concepts, Experiences, and Integrating Activities | |
| Plants | |
| Animals | |
| The Human Body: Care and Nourishment | |
| Air | |
| Water | |
| Weather | |
| Rocks and Minerals | |
| Magnetism | |
| The Effects of Gravity | |
| Simple Machines | |
| Sound | |
| Light | |
| The Environment | |
| Appendices | |
| Resources for Music, Recordings, Poetry, and Equipment Ordering | |
| Exploring at Home Activities | |
| Chapter Correlations forNational Science Education Standards, National Research Council, 1996 | |
| NCTM Curriculum Focal Points for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
