Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach - Softcover

DeRosa, Donald; Abruscato, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134742877 ISBN 13: 9780134742878

Publisher: Pearson, 2018

Synopsis

Provide the pedagogical and content knowledge needed to teach elementary school students science and scientific ways of thinking  

Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach encompasses everything pre-service elementary educators need to learn to effectively teach science to their students. Written in a clear, motivating style, this text helps aspiring elementary teachers become leaders who can inspire young children to experience science through the joys and challenges of inquiry and discovery. Additionally, six chapters devoted specifically to content knowledge in the areas of earth/space, life, and physical sciences provide readers with the foundations they will need as beginning science teachers.
 
The 9th Edition further integrates the Next Generation Science Standards, new teaching vignettes, and engaging videos (in the Enhanced Pearson eText), in order to provide a realistic view of teaching science in today’s classrooms.
 
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About this title

About the Author

About our authors

Don DeRosa, Ed.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University School of Education where he teaches science teaching methods to elementary and secondary education pre-service teachers.

Joseph Abruscato is a former public school science teacher and Science Methods professor retired from University of Vermont. He has also written or coauthored a variety of materials for teachers and students including Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods for the Elementary and Middle Grades, 3rd Edition and The Whole Cosmos Catalog of Science Activities.

From the Back Cover

Provide the pedagogical and content knowledge needed to teach elementary school students science and scientific ways of thinking  

Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach encompasses everything pre-service elementary educators need to learn to effectively teach science to their students. Written in a clear, motivating style, this text helps aspiring elementary teachers become leaders who can inspire young children to experience science through the joys and challenges of inquiry and discovery. Additionally, six chapters devoted specifically to content knowledge in the areas of earth/space, life, and physical sciences provide readers with the foundations they will need as beginning science teachers.
 
The 9th Edition further integrates the Next Generation Science Standards, new teaching vignettes, and engaging videos (in the Enhanced Pearson eText), in order to provide a realistic view of teaching science in today’s classrooms.

Also available with the Enhanced Pearson eText
The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with embedded videos and self-check quizzes with feedback.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0134742877
• ISBN 13: 9780134742878
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368