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This text presents inquiry-based activities that provide a constructivist foundation for exploring science in elementary schools. *Twelve inquiry units explore the concepts and content of specific science topics. *Special emphasis is placed on the inquiry approach, as well as the constructivist learning model and the learning cycle format. *The accompanying CD illustrates inquiry-based science teaching with real classroom footage.
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Elementary school teaching is a challenging and exciting career. Your future as a professional educator includes the responsibility to meet the future demands and challenges of society, and the elementary classroom is where it all begins. The lifelong science-related attitudes of your elementary students will be shaped, for the most part, before they finish fifth grade. Along with these attitudes comes the desire to seek out new information about the world around them and to apply this knowledge in the form of technology. It is your job to build the skills, content knowledge, and desire for inquiry that will allow your students to function in a society that will be highly scientific and technologically developed. Your future as a teacher will include lifelong learning and research in your own classrooms. This text serves as a guide to start your journey as a professional educator.
New to This Edition
As you initiate your learning of elementary science education through the use of the fourth edition of this text, you will become acquainted with several features that will support you in your science education experiences. To help you think about the applications of what you are learning, you will find
- Activities reorganized into Inquiry Units, designed to model constructivist science lessons
- Teaching tips for you to consider in your future instruction
Organization of the Text
You will find that this book combines subject matter and inquiry on how to teach science to elementary through middle level learners. A companion paperback text, How to Teach Elementary School Science, Fourth Edition, as well as one hardcover text containing the complete content, Science in Elementary Education, Ninth Edition, also published by Prentice Hall, are also available.
This text focuses on inquiry activities and related conceptual information. Its 12 units generally follow the constructivist learning model (Yaeger, 1991) and the learning cycle model (Barman, 1989) to help model constructivist applications for science teaching and learning. They are included to help you reflect on the methodology and typical subject-matter areas found in children's textbooks.
The constructivist approach is illustrated through in-context examples. The inquiry investigations also offer chances for you and your students to inquire, as co-investigators if you wish, into open-ended problems and topics. The learning experiences use everyday, easy-to-get materials and can also enrich school science programs.
Each unit begins with a brief introduction. This is followed by sample benchmarks and standards and inquiry activities grouped by topic. Finally, a concepts section to support the inquiry provided follows each group of activities.
Each unit also contains explanations of subject matter that can help you where you may be lacking in background. These are tied to the learning experiences and give useful, everyday examples of science concepts and principles at work. Of course, you can build a good subject-matter background as you investigate with children. The explanations are provided in an effort to assist you in guiding children confidently and creatively.
Supplements
- CD-ROM
Containing classroom footage, this free supplement allows users to view, examine, and manipulate clips of elementary science classroom teaching. The CD is ideal for reflection and developing a deep, lasting understanding of text content. - Companion Website
A truly text-integrated supplement at www.prenhall.com/peters will provide users with access to research, meaningful activities, self-assessments, useful web links, chat areas, and a threaded message board. For the professor, the Syllabus Manager allows online creation and management of course syllabi. - Instructor's Manual
This useful tool provides additional support for instructors, test questions, and online integration. - NSE Standards Sampler
This document works in tandem with the text to help prospective teachers learn, fully understand, and apply the National Science Education Standards.
Acknowledgments
I wish to thank the many people who helped with this edition of Concepts and Inquiries in Elementary School Science. I especially wish to thank editors Linda Montgomery and Hope Madden of Merrill/Prentice Hall for their insight, encouragement, continued assistance, and constructive comments. I also want to thank those who reviewed the draft manuscripts and provided suggestions for the fourth edition. These include Kristin Devlin, Maro Foster, Tina Howard, Angela Kriner, Robin Loukota, Holly Nelson, and Misty Rawls, students at the University of West Florida, who reviewed draft manuscripts and provided suggestions for clarifying concepts and improving the text for their colleagues, as well as my students at Mercyhurst College (see photo) who assisted with finalizing the content.
I would also like to acknowledge the external reviewers of this text: Andrea M. Guillaume, California State University-Fullerton; Eileen S. Kelble, The University of Tulsa; William C. Kyle, Jr., University of Missouri-St. Louis; Scott P Lewis, Florida International University; Michael Meloth, The University of Colorado-Boulder; Brian Murfin, New York University; Michael Odell, University of Idaho; and John Shimkanin, California University of Pennsylvania.
Most important, I would like to show my heartfelt appreciation to my wife, Darlene, and to my children, Joe and Brenda, for their patience and guidance during the revision.
Joseph M. Peters
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- PublisherPrentice Hall
- ISBN 10 0130743364
- ISBN 13 9780130743367
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number4
- Number of pages448
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