Teaching Science for All Children: Inquiry Methods for Constructing Understanding (with "Video Explorations" VideoWorkshop CD-ROM) - Softcover

Martin, Ralph; Sexton, Colleen; Franklin, Teresa; Gerlovich, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205431534 ISBN 13: 9780205431533

Publisher: Pearson, 2004

Synopsis

This compact, paperback volume provides preservice teachers with STRATEGIES AND METHODS of teaching science in the K-8 classroom using Inquiry.

The authors integrate the NSE standards, constructivism, and technology, into their popular “E” approach to teaching. Exploration, Explanation, Expansion, and Evaluation make up the 4 “E's” of the learning cycle model first invented by Robert Karplus as part of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study in the 1960s. Teaching Science for All Children: Inquiry Methods for Constructing Understanding provides methods for future teachers to foster awareness among their students of the nature of science; to implement skills in the classroom using science inquiry processes; and to develop in their students an understanding of the interactions among science, technology, and society.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This truncated volume is composed of strategies and techniques for teaching science, derived from the fourth edition of Teaching Science for All Children: An Inquiry Approach. Inquiry Methods emphasizes learning science through inquiry even more than in past editions, while maintaining its focus on NSE standards integration, constructivism, technology, and the authors' 4-E Learning Cycle: Exploration, Explanation, Expansion, Evaluation.

Use video to enhance your course!
The NEW! “VideoWorkshop” CD-ROM accompanying this text features over 60 minutes of brief, interactive video segments of classroom footage, insights from future teachers, and safety demonstrations. This video is integrated into the text through corresponding “Video Explorations” sections that provide a summary of each clip, “Tips for Viewing, Objectives, or What to Watch for,” questions for exploration, and suggestions for application.

What's New To This Edition?

• An ALL NEW Chapter 8 discusses integrating science into math, language arts, and the social studies.
• An ALL NEW Chapter 5 promotes authentic assessment and provides numerous examples of how teachers assess and evaluate student performance.
• Featured 4-E Lesson Plans have been added to each chapter in Part I, illustrating the 4-E method of teaching. Each lesson describes a hands-on, classroom-tested activity.
• The Build a Portfolio (or E-folio) provides suggestions on how to keep a portfolio electronically.
• The Appendix is thoroughly revised and supports the reform efforts advocated by the National Science Education Standards.

Also available:
Teaching Science for All Children: An Inquiry Approach, Fourth Edition
ISBN: 0-205-41260-2
Teaching Science for All Children: Inquiry Lessons for Constructing Understanding, Third Edition
ISBN: 0-205-43152-6

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205431534
• ISBN 13: 9780205431533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 448