Teaching Science for Understanding A Practical Guide for Middle and High School Teachers

Name: Teaching Science for Understanding A Practical Guide for Middle and High School Teachers
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ISBN: 9780131144255

ISBN-10: 0131144251

ISBN-13: 9780131144255

Edition: 2007

Authors: James J. Gallagher

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For courses in Middle and Secondary Science Methods. Teaching Middle and High School Science for Understanding: A Practical Guide for Teachers provides a theoretical and practical introduction to teaching science for understanding and application. The book is grounded in a new paradigm for science education that is consistent with the Project 2061, National Science Education Standards and reform programs in many states. It is based on formal research and on experiences of teachers who have been successful in transforming their classrooms from traditional forms of instruction to an environment where students learn to understand science and apply it in their own lives. The authors experience…

Book details

List price: $67.60
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/31/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English




Why Should We Teach Science For Understanding?



What Does It Mean To Understand Science?



Learning and Teaching For Understanding: Messages For Teachers (And Their Students)



Models of Teaching Science For Understanding Through Inquiry



Examining Food For Plants



Teaching Strategies That Foster Understanding



Why Is Formative Assessment Essential?



Criteria to Guide Planning and Teaching Science For Understanding



A Plan For Planning: Using Criteria to Select Resources and Plan Instruction Using Modified Criteria to Select Instructional Materials



Planning a Lesson Sequence on Newtons Second Law for Grade 8



Planning a Lesson Sequence on Stoichiometry for High School Chemistry



Planning a Lesson Sequence on Cells for High School Biology



Planning a Lesson Sequence on Refraction for High School Physics



Continuing Growth for You and Your Students