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Learning Science by Doing Science: 10 Classic Investigations Reimagined to Teach Kids How Science Really Works, Grades 3-8 - Softcover

Colburn, Alan

 
9781506344614: Learning Science by Doing Science: 10 Classic Investigations Reimagined to Teach Kids How Science Really Works, Grades 3-8

Synopsis

Time-tested activities to teach the key ideas of science—and turn students into scientists!

This witty book adapts classic investigations to help students in grades 3 through 8 truly think and act like scientists. Chapter by chapter, this accessible primer illustrates a “big idea” about the nature of science and offers clear links to the Next Generation Science Standards and its Science and Engineering Practices. You’ll also find:

  • A reader-friendly overview of the NGSS
  • Guidance on adapting the activities to your grade level, including communicating instructions, facilitating discussions, and managing safety concerns
  • Case studies of working scientists to highlight specifics about the science and engineering practices

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About the Author

Dr. Alan Colburn is an award winning Professor of Science Education at California State Long Beach who has taught pre-service teachers over 20 years. Formerly a high school biology and physical sciences teacher, Dr. Colburn has dedicated his professional life to helping pre-service and in-service teachers--especially elementary and middle-school teachers--understand and be able to think critically about science and effective science education.

Dr. Colburn has contributed to or authored several science education books for NSTA Press among other publishers, including The Lingo of Learning: 88 Terms Every Science Teacher Should Know (NSTA Press, 2003). He has also published articles in The Science Teacher and Science & Children (both NSTA periodicals), Journal of Research in Science Teaching, and the Journal of Science Teacher Education, and wrote the montly Prepared Practitioner column in The Science Teacher from 2007-2010. He has presented and conducted workshops frequently for such organizations as the Association of Science Teacher Educators, the California Science Implementation Network, the California Science Teachers Association, and the K-12 Alliance.

From the Back Cover

Designed foremost for grades 3-8 teachers, this accessible, classroom-based primer gently introduces teachers to the Next Generation Science Standards and Engineering Practices and helps teachers better understand and teach key ideas around the Nature of Science.

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