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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Concept Development in Mathematics and Science | |
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| How Concepts Develop | |
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| How Concepts Are Acquired | |
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| Promoting Young Children's Concept Development through Problem Solving | |
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| Assessing the Child's Developmental Level | |
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| The Basics of Science | |
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| How Young Scientists Use Concepts | |
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| Planning for Science | |
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| Fundamental Concepts and Skills | |
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| One-to-One Correspondence | |
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| Number Sense and Counting | |
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| Logic and Classifying | |
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| Comparing | |
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| Early Geometry: Shape | |
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| Early Geometry: Spatial Sense | |
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| Parts and Wholes | |
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| Language and Concept Formation | |
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| Fundamental Concepts in Science | |
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| Applying Fundamental Concepts, Attitudes, and Skills | |
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| Ordering, Seriation, and Patterning | |
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| Measurement: Volume, Weight, Length, and Temperature | |
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| Measurement: Time | |
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| Interpreting Data Using Graphs | |
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| Applications of Fundamental Concepts in Preprimary Science | |
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| Integrating the Curriculum through Dramatic Play and Thematic Units and Projects | |
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| Symbols and Higher-Level Activities | |
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| Symbols | |
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| Groups and Symbols | |
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| Higher-Level Activities and Concepts | |
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| Higher-Level Activities Used in Science Units and Activities | |
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| Mathematics Concepts and Operations for the Primary Grades | |
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| Operations with Whole Numbers | |
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| Patterns | |
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| Fractions | |
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| Numbers above 10 and Place Value | |
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| Geometry, Data Collection, and Algebraic Thinking | |
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| Measurement with Standard Units | |
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| Using Skills, Concepts, and Attitudes for Scientific Investigations in the Primary Grades | |
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| Overview of Primary Science | |
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| Life Science | |
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| Physical Science | |
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| Earth and Space Science | |
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| Environmental Awareness | |
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| Health and Nutrition | |
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| The Math and Science Environment | |
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| Materials and Resources for Math and Science | |
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| Math and Science in Action | |
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| Math and Science in the Home | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Developmental Assessment Tasks | |
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| Children's Books and Software with Math and Science Concepts | |
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| The National Research Council's National Science Education Standards (1996) | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |