The Really Useful Elementary Science Book - Softcover

Bloom, Jeffrey W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415958199 ISBN 13: 9780415958196

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

Amongst the challenges that elementary teachers may often face as they introduce their students to science is the need to maintain a solid understanding of the many scientific concepts and details themselves. This indispensible resource, intended for pre- and in-service elementary school teachers, provides concise and comprehensible explanation of key concepts across science disciplines. Organized around the National Science Education Standards, the book tackles the full range of the elementary curriculum including life sciences, ecological sciences, physical sciences, and earth sciences. Although not a methods text, the clear and accessible definitions offered by veteran teacher educator Jeffrey Bloom will nonetheless help teachers understand science concepts to the degree to which they can develop rich and exciting inquiry approaches to exploring these concepts with children.

Perfect as a companion to any elementary science methods textbook or as a stand alone reference for practitioners, The Really Useful Elementary Science Book is a resource teachers will want to reach for again and again.

About this title

About the Author

Jeffrey W. Bloom is Professor of Science Education at Northern Arizona University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415958199
• ISBN 13: 9780415958196
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224