Science in Elementary Education

Name: Science in Elementary Education
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ISBN: 9780023413025

ISBN-10: 0023413026

ISBN-13: 9780023413025

Edition: 7th 1994

Authors: Peter C. Gega

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Emphasizing the constructivist theory, this classic book provides an overview of science education in a popular two-part demonstration that presents methods first, followed by science content and activities. KEY TOPICS: This new edition includes the use of technology, more emphasis on the learning cycle approach, vignettes from classroom instructors, more in-depth use of assessment and the National Science Education Standards, and resources which are provided through the World Wide Web.

Book details

List price: $70.00
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 713
Weight: 2.112
Language: English



Inventory of Investigations and Activities


How to Teach Elementary School Science


Science in Elementary Education


How Children Learn Science


How to Use Closed-Ended and Open-Ended Activities


How to Improve Children's Thinking


How to Use Different Resources to Teach Science


How to Arrange and Manage Complementary Experiences


How to Organize and Assess Science Teaching


Subject Matter, Investigations, and Activities


Light Energy and Color


Heat Energy


Sound Energy


Magnetic Interactions


Electrical Energy


Simple Machines and How They Work


Plant Life and Environment


Animal Life and Environment


Human Body and Nutrition


The Earth's Changing Surface


Water, Air, and Weather


The Earth in Space


A Professional Bibliography


B Some Major Project-Developed Programs


C Commercial Suppliers of Science Materials and Equipment


D Requirements for Various Animals


E Summary of Children's Thinking in Three Piagetian Stages


Index