Concepts and Inquiries in Elementary Science

elementary schools. Reformatted for this edition these activities model a more authentic methInquiry based activities to provide constructivist foundation for exploring science in od to conduct inquiry in science classrooms. This text is extracted from the more comprehensive Science in Elementary Education.

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Peters, Stout Concepts and Inquiries for Teaching Elementary School Science preface

 

Elementary and middle school teaching is a rewarding and exciting career. Your future as a professional educator includes the responsibility to help your students meet the demands and challenges of society, and the elementary and middle school classroom is where it all begins.  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.  This new edition of Concepts and Inquiries for Teaching Elementary School Science ...