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Teaching Science for All Children: Inquiry Lessons for Constructing Understanding, 3/E
Ralph Martin, Ohio University
Colleen Sexton, Governors State University
Teresa Franklin, Ohio University

ISBN-10: 0205431526
ISBN-13:  9780205431526

Publisher:  Allyn & Bacon
Copyright:  2005
Format:  Paper; 272 pp
Published:  07/21/2004
Status: Instock


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This compact, paperback volume offers a wealth of lessons, activities, and teaching materials for preservice and inservice teachers alike.

Inquiry Lessons for Constructing Understanding constitutes the second half of the “parent” text, Teaching Science for All Children, 4/e–in other words, Part II: “Inquiry Lessons for Teaching Science. The two introductory chapters provide information on the 4-E learning cycle, proper science concept formation, and some science safety essentials (Ch. 1) as well as how to apply educational technology to the classroom (Ch. 2). In addition, each lesson is correlated with the grade levels and concepts recommended by the NSES framework.


Features

  • Contains more than 50 complete science lessons, organized according to the disciplines identified by the NSES: life, physical, and earth and space sciences.
  • These lessons contain more than 150 different activities that encourage hands-on/minds-on student activity and stimulates high levels of concept formation.
  • All lessons have been classroom tested by the authors.
  • The authors show how the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) are applied to teaching each of the science lessons in Chapter 3.


New To This Edition

  • Each lesson now features a leading inquiry question, to help guide students in learning the concepts of the activity.
  • Reflects the most up to date coverage of educational technology and NETS standards.
  • Six new lessons have been added, on topics including pollution, air, magnets, and simple circuits.


Table of Contents



Preface.


1. Who, What, Why, and How? Things You Want to Know About Our Book.

For Whom is This Book Prepared?

What Does this Book Strive to Do?

Our Beliefs About Learning and Teaching.

Beliefs Into Action, A Learning Cycle: Exploration, Explanation, Expansion, and Evaluation.

Safe Science.

Chapter Summary.



2. Does Educational Technology Make a Difference? Using Educational Technology to Enrich Your Science Lessons.

What is Educational Technology?

The National Educational Technology Standards.

Why Use Educational Technology? Levels of Use, The Networked Classroom – Removing the Walls.

How Can Educational Technology be Applied in the Context of Science Teaching?

Chapter Summary.



3. Lessons for Constructing Understanding.

Section I: Life Science Lessons.

Section II; Physical Science Lessons.

Section III: Earth and Space Science Lessons.

Appendices.

Appendix A.

National Science Education Standards: Content Standards for K-4 and 5-8.



Appendix B.

A NSTA Position Statement: Guidelines for Responsible Use of Animals in the Classroom.



Appendix C.

A NSTA Position Statement: Liability of Teachers for Laboratory Safety and Field Trips.



Appendix D.

A NSTA Position Statement: Laboratory Science.



References.


Index.



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Derived from the fourth edition of Teaching Science for All Children: An Inquiry Approach, this paperback volume offers lessons, activities and teaching materials for the main three science content areas for grades K-8: Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth and Space Science.

Features:

  • Contains more than 60 complete science lessons, which provide more than 150 different activities to encourage hands-on/minds-on activity and high levels of concept formation.
  • NEW! Expanded coverage of environmental science. Chapter 11 features a lesson from internationally acclaimed Project Learning Tree modified into a 4-E learning cycle, as well as a full PLT lesson plan on the Companion Website.
  • NEW! Each lesson addresses NSES Content Standards for Science as Inquiry, History and Nature of Science, Science in Personal and Social Perspectives, and interrelationships of Science and Technology.
  • All lessons are correlated with the National Education Technology Standards (NETS).
  • Appendices are thoroughly revised and support the reform efforts advocated by the National Science Education Standards.

Also available:
Teaching Science for All Children: Inquiry Methods for Constructing Understanding, Third Edition
ISBN: 0-205-43153-4
Teaching Science for All Children: An Inquiry Approach, Fourth Edition
ISBN: 0-205-41260-2

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