The Truth About Science: A Curriculum for Developing Young Scientists - Softcover

Kelsey, Kathryn; Steel, Ashley; Steel, E. Ashley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873551982 ISBN 13: 9780873551984

Publisher: Natl Science Teachers Assn, 2002

Synopsis

The truth is: Valid research demands more than beakers and Bunsen burners-- much more. So give kids the lowdown on how real scientists work. This engaging book shows you how to develop students creative and critical thinking skills to make qualitative and quantitative observations, compare testable research questions and hypotheses, design an experiment, collect and analyze data, and present results and conclusions orally and in writing. In addition to handy reproducible pages, the book is packed with special features: an unusually large section on quantitative analysis and data interpretation, plenty of background for teachers inexperienced with statistics and data analysis, and a mix of both formative and summative assessment strategies.

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Review

Making things make sense, step by step. It's hard to decide which is more appealing in this book: the step by step progression through teaching teachers and students how to "do" science inquiry, or the several options for teachers so they can suit the program to their time. Although my students have had some experience with inquiry, I found the organization of this program, the use of simple materials, and the linking to commonly available sites to be the best approach I have found. Furthermore, it is great to find a program that requires very little tweaking. The authors' acknowledgement that some teachers will need to shorten the unit makes the book much more user friendly. --Reviewed by: Barney Peterson (Everett, WA) on November 2, 2007

Edition details

• Publisher: Natl Science Teachers Assn
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873551982
• ISBN 13: 9780873551984
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226