Science in Elementary Education

For Elementary and Middle School Science Methods courses.

Substantially rewritten to focus on inquiry teaching and learning as espoused in the National Science Education Standards, the new edition of Science in Elementary Education: Methods, Concepts, and Inquiries will prepare pre-service teachers to plan, facilitate, adapt, and assess inquiry experiences consistent with today's science classroom. It accomplishes this by implementing the 6E model of inquiry teaching, addressing the planning and needs of inquiry teaching classrooms, and describing the materials teachers need to get up and running.

This practical text includes over 350 Teaching Tips throughout and Twelve Inquiry Units that model constructivist applications, build conceptual knowledge, and provide a bank of classroom-tested lessons to use in science classrooms.

List of contents

Part One    METHODS FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE
 
Ch. 1:   Inquiring Minds in the Classroom 
   A National Focus on Inquiry
   The Nature of Science
   How Do Children and Society Benefit When Science Is Taught Properly?
Ch. 2:   Discovering Science Through Inquiry
   Inquiry and Its Role in Promoting Scientific Literacy
   Inquiry as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning
   Inquiry and Scientists
   Inquiry and Children
   Convergence of Ideas
   Constructivism and Science Teaching and Learning
   A Constructivist Approach to Teaching
   Preparing for Inquiry in Your Classroom
Ch. 3:   Planning for Inquiry 
   Planning Inquiry Experiences
   Development of a 6E Lesson
   National Standards and Planning
Ch. 4:   Inquiry and Assessment
   Assessment Today
   NCLB
   Linking Assessment to Inquiry
   The 6E Model and Assessment
   Authentic Assessment
   Characteristics of Good Assessment
   Performance-Based Assessment
   Project-Based Assessment
   Peer or Individual Assessments
   Interviews
   Journals
   Portfolios
   Concept Maps
   Teacher Observations
   Open-Ended Questions
   Assessing Attitudes
Ch. 5:   Inquiry and Science as Practice  
   Inquiry and Scientific Skill Development
   The Goals of Science as Practice
   Four Strands of Science
   Scientific Skills in Support of Science as Practice
Observing
Classifying
Measuring
Communicating
Inferring
Predicting
Experimenting
Scientific Attitudes
Curiosity
Inventiveness
Critical Thinking
Persistence
Uncertainty
Developing Attitudes
Ch. 6:   Inquiry Experiences for All Children
   Celebrating Diversity
   Cultural Diversity
   Linguistic Diversity
   Gender Equality
   Teaching Students with Special Needs
   Inclusive Classrooms
   Assisting Students with Disabilities
   Children with Disabilities
   Working with Gifted Students
Ch. 7:   Inquiry Learning Opportunities   
   Opportunity to Learn
   Historical Perspective
   Science Fairs
   Invention Conventions
   Science Learning Centers
   Science Projects
   Science Learning Resources
   Technology Education as a Science Learning Opportunity
Ch. 8:   Professional Development in Support of Inquiry
   Lifelong Learning
   Establishing Inservice Programs
   A Personal View
   Mentoring Programs
   Teacher as Researcher
 
Part Two    CONCEPTS AND INQUIRIES FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE
 
Inquiry Unit 1:    Physical Science
   Light Energy and Color Benchmarks
   Pathways of Light Concepts
   Light Refraction Concepts
   Color Concepts
   Color Blindness
   Perception and the Eye Concepts
   Heat Energy Benchmarks
   Expansion and Contraction Concepts
  

Summary

For Elementary and Middle School Science Methods courses.
Substantially rewritten to focus on inquiry teaching and learning as espoused in the National Science Education Standards, the new edition of Science in Elementary Education: Methods, Concepts, and Inquiries will prepare pre-service teachers to plan, facilitate, adapt, and assess inquiry experiences consistent with today’s science classroom. It accomplishes this by implementing the 6E model of inquiry teaching, addressing the planning and needs of inquiry teaching classrooms, and describing the materials teachers need to get up and running.
This practical text includes over 350 Teaching Tips throughout and Twelve Inquiry Units that model constructivist applications, build conceptual knowledge, and provide a bank of classroom-tested lessons to use in science classrooms.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Peters, Joseph M. Peters, David Stout, David L. Stout
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2024
• EAN: 9781292041346
• ISBN: 978-1-292-04134-6
• No. of pages: 560
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 277 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 1178 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system