Starting with Science Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquiry

Name: Starting with Science Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquiry
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ISBN: 9781571108074

ISBN-10: 1571108076

ISBN-13: 9781571108074

Edition: 2013

Authors: Marcia Talhelm Edson

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Young children arrive at school with unrestrained curiosity and wonder about the world. A fact-based, hands-on activity approach to teaching science, however, is not enough to help them deepen their scientific thinking or discoveries. In Starting with Science: Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquiry, Marcia Talhelm Edson explores the big ideas surrounding inquiry-based science; she helps teachers thoughtfully plan for and implement a conceptual approach to teaching and learning science so students can engage in observation, questioning, predictions, collaboration, data collection, and a deeper understanding of topics important to their lives.Through numerous examples from…

Book details

List price: $26.67
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Publication date: 1/28/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Understanding Inquiry-Based Science



Strategies for Teaching in an Inquiry-Focused Environment



Science as a Context for Literacy: Reading, Writing, and Speaking



Assessing for Understanding



Designing an Inquiry Unit



Teachers Talk About Inquiry-Based Science Teaching



The Conversation Continues


Appendixes 1-10


Bibliography


Index