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| Note: Each chapter contains a Summary and Key Terms | |
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| Background Knowledge for Science Teaching | |
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| Science and Technology in the Classroom | |
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| What Is Science? | |
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| What Is Technology, and Why Use It? | |
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| What Influences Science Teaching Today? | |
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| Instructional Technology Basics | |
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| What Are the Standards That Guide Instructional Technology Education? | |
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| Basics of the Internet More Computer Basics | |
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| The State of Technology Resources in Schools | |
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| How Do Teachers Use Instructional Technology in Science Teaching? | |
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| How Children Learn Children Construct Knowledge | |
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| The Cognitive Growth of the Child Prior Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Conceptual Change Developmentally | |
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| Appropriate Technology Internet Safety and Appropriate Behavior | |
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| Engaging in Inquiry and Discovery Inquiry-Based Instruction | |
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| Bringing Inquiry-Based Instruction to Your Classroom Techniques for Inquiry-Based Instruction | |
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| Your Development as an Elementary Science Teacher | |
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| Using Science Processes to Guide Inquiry | |
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| A Pumpkin Investigation | |
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| The Process Skills Using the Process Skills in Your Classroom | |
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| Constructing Knowledge | |
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| Instruction and Assessment in a Standards-Based Science Classroom | |
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| Planning Lessons and Designing Assessments | |
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| What Does a Good Science Lesson Plan Contain? | |
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| Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning Linking Instruction, Assessment, and Child Development | |
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| Understanding and Using Performance Assessment | |
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| Science in the Diverse Classroom Diversity in Classrooms | |
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| Constructing Inquiry-Based Lessons for the Diverse Science Classroom | |
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| Addressing the Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities | |
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| Addressing the Needs of Gifted Students | |
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| Encouraging Collaboration and Cooperation | |
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| What Is Collaborative Inquiry? | |
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| Collaborative Projects for Preschool and Primary Grades Collaborative | |
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| Projects for Upper-Elementary Grades Collaborative | |
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| Projects for Middle School Developing Your Own Collaborative | |
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| Project Cooperative Learning in the Science Classroom | |
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| Characteristics of Cooperative-Learning Activities Classroom | |
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| Management for Cooperative Learning Cooperative Strategies | |
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| Making Real-World Connections: Real-Time Data and Critters in the Classroom | |
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| What Are Real-Time Data? | |
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| Using Real-Time Data in the Classroom Studying Animals in Real | |
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| Time Managing Critters in the Classroom Plants in the Classroom | |
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| Using Real-World Connections in Extended Inquiry | |
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| Strategies for Project-Based Learning Project-Based | |
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| Learning Planning a Project Using Sensors and Probes for Data | |
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| Collection Analyzing Results: Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization | |
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| More Ideas for Designing Projects | |
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| Strategies for Design-Based Learning | |
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| The Nature of Technology and Technological Problem Solving | |
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| The Design Loop Implementing the Design Loop Learning | |
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| About Simple Machines Designing Weather | |
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| Instruments Using Simple Machines | |
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| Science Across the Curriculum Strategies for Integrating | |
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| Science Across the Curriculum Creating Interdisciplinary | |
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| Thematic Units Preparing to Use an Integrated | |
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| Approach to Science Teaching Teacher's Handy Reference | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |