Full Description
This essential science methods resource integrates principles of learning and motivation with practical teaching ideas for the elementary and middle school science classroom. It employs project-based learning (PBL) to enable educators to engage their students in meaningful, real-world questioning about the world. It provides concrete strategies for meeting the Framework for K-12 Science Education. Chapters offer examples of project-based lessons to help teachers support children in varying modes of inquiry, such as asking critical questions, designing investigations, constructing models, and developing evidence-based explanations.
Features in the Sixth Edition include:
Instruction on using PBL to make connections to Common Core Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts
An increased attention to assessment for learning
A focus on three-dimensional learning.
This book is ideal for pre-service and in-service elementary and middle school science and STEM teachers and is designed for use in related methods courses or professional learning opportunities.
Contents
1. Teaching Science to Children 2. How Children Construct Understanding of Science 3. Establishing and Maintaining Relevance to Students' Lives 4. Engaging Learners in the Doing of Science 5. Making Sense of Data and Sharing Findings 6. Collaboration in the Project-Based Learning Classroom 7. Instructional Strategies That Support Project-Based Learning 8. Assessing Student Understanding 9. Managing the Science Classroom 10. Planning a Project-Based Curriculum
