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A practical guidebook to enable teachers to address their concerns about teaching science as active inquiry, in addition to providing them with the tools and techniques for developing a science program that models how real scientists work.
Sommario
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: This Book is for Teachers
Section I: Perspectives
Chapter 1: Perspectives on Science and Sciencing
Chapter 2: Perspectives on Children
Chapter 3: Perspectives on Play
Chapter 4: Perspectives on Teaching for Thinking in Science
Chapter 5: Perspectives from the Classroom: The Play-Debrief-Replay Instructional Model
Section II: Organizing the Classroom for Science as Active Inquiry
Chapter 6: Preparing Students for Sciencing
Chapter 7: Gathering the Materials
Chapter 8: Making Room for Sciencing
Chapter 9: Guidelines and Ground Rules
Chapter 10: Debriefing: Interactions that Promote Thoughtful Inquiry
Chapter 11: Thinking and Decision Making in Science
Section III: 58 Sciencing Activities
Chapter 12: Introduction to the Activities
Chapter 13: Category A: Wet, Wetter, Wettest: Activities 1 - 11
Chapter 14: Category B: No Fuss, No Muss, No Sticky Stuff: Activities 12 - 48
Chapter 15: Category C: Who's Afraid of Spiders?: Activities 49 - 58
Section IV:: Journey Into the Unknown
Chapter 16: Evaluating Student Growth
Chapter 17: Journey Into the Unknown
Appendix
Bibliography
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Selma Wassermann is professor emerita in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of more than twenty books and the recipient of the University Excellence in Teaching Award.
J. W. George Ivany is President emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan and an author of texts and research papers on science teaching.
