Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods for Elementary and Middle Grades (3rd Edition) Like the larger text on which it is based, it takes a constructivist approach to learning and it is written with the same engaging writing style. This truncated volume is composed of the first nine chapters from Teaching
| TITLE | : | Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods for Elementary and Middle Grades (3rd Edition) |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.96 (486 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0137154534 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 216 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2009-03-02 |
| GENRE | : |
What specific strategies and techniques will help foster discovery learning? The new edition of Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods for the Elementary and Middle Grades provides the answers to that question. This truncated volume is composed of the first nine chapters from Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach, Seventh Edition. Like the larger text on which it is based, it takes a constructivist approach to learning and it is written with the same engaging writing style. This brief book of strategies and techniques will help pre-service teachers learn to plan meaningful lessons and units and manage an inquiry-based classroom. The authors suggest productive ways to use the Internet and other technologies in the classroom to enhance learning. Integrating science across the curriculum is also discussed as well as the
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Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods for the Elementary and Middle Grades, Third Edition
Joseph Abruscato, Retired from University of Vermont
Donald DeRosa, Boston University
Using the discovery approach made popular through Abruscato’s comprehensive text Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach, Seventh Edition, this truncated version excludes the content and activities covered in Parts II-IV of the larger text. Written in an engaging style to attract readers’ interest, this text offers the first nine “methods” chapters of the comprehensive text that cover coo
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