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Teaching Science as Inquiry

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ISBN-10: 0131599496

ISBN-13: 9780131599499

Edition: 11th 2009

Authors: Joel Bass, Terry L. Contant, Arthur A. Carin, Joel E. Bass

List price: $174.00
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Research tells us that an inquiry approach to science teaching motivates and engages every type of student, helping them understand sciences relevance to their lives, as well as the nature of science itself. Teaching Science as Inquiry demonstrates a manageable way for new and experienced teachers to bring inquiry successfully into the science classroom through a 2-part structure: Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry and Activities for Teaching Science as Inquiry. The Methods portion scaffolds concepts and illustrates instructional models to help readers understand the inquiry approach to teaching. The Activities portion follows the 5-E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate,…    
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Book details

List price: $174.00
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English

Children, Science, and Inquiry: Some Preliminary Questions What Does It Mean to Teach Science As Inquiry?
Why Should Children Learn Science?
U.S. Science Education: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going?
What Shall We Teach in Science?
Science and Technology Teachers and Inquiry
Processes and Strategies for Inquiry Processes of Science Descriptive, Classificatory, and Experimental Investigations Teachers, Children, and Inquiry
Learning Science with Understanding
The New View of Learning
Enhancing the Understanding of Science
Children's Alternative
Conceptions and Science
Learning Development, Learning, and Science Teaching
Teaching Science for Understanding: The 5-E Model of Instruction
Inquiry Instruction
The 5-E Model of Science
Instruction Guided Discovery, Textbook, and Direct Instruction
Approaches to Teaching Science
Research on the Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Science Instruction
Selecting Instructional Approaches for Teaching Science
Planning and Managing Inquiry Instruction
Planning Science Lessons
Managing Inquiry Instruction and Learning
Assessing Science
Learning Assessment and Evaluation Assessment and Inquiry Science
Informal, Traditional, and Performance Assessments
Fitting Assessment Methods to Learning Objectives
Examples of Informal Assessments
Examples of Performance Assessment
Examples of Traditional Assessment
Items Characteristics of Items on Statewide
Tests of Science
Effective Questioning Questioning: An Essential Tool for Teachers
Questioning to Guide
Inquiry Discussions
Responding to Student Ideas
Questioning Strategies in the Classroom: Properties of Air in First Grade
Some Considerations in Questioning
Technology Tools and Resources for Inquiry Science Educational Technology
The Internet as a Technology Resource for Inquiry Science
Use Commercially Available Multimedia Packages to Enhance Science Inquiry
Use Instructional Software Packages
Use Computer-Based Laboratories to Collect and Process Data
Use Spreadsheets to Organize and Analyze Data Communicate Through Multimedia
Presentations Managing Educational Technology in the Science Classroom Take the Plunge-Join the Information Age
Connecting Science With Other Subjects
Connecting Science and Mathematics
Connecting Science and Literacy
Connecting Science and Social Studies
Science for All Learners
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