Science for All Children: Methods for Constructing Understanding

Explains science teaching and learning. Part I provides a foundation for science, learning, and literacy. Part II focuses on preparing elementary and middle school lessons, and Part III emphasizes the 4E learning cycle and discusses teaching methods and teacher skills. Includes chapter summaries, discussion questions, and projects. Appendices offer addresses for curriculum projects, reform organizations, and materials sources. Adapted from the authors' 1997 Teaching Science for All Children . Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Some students and teachers all occassionally find teaching and learning about science a dry, boring process. This book takes the constructivist approach to promote the teaching of the concepts, skills, and attitudes of science in the classroom. Incorporating the National Science Education Standards, the authors provide ways for teachers to foster an awareness among their students of the nature of science.Teachers are provided with a foundation of science, learning and literacy, then move to focusing on preparing elementary and middle school lessons. The book wraps up with emphasis on the 4E learning cycle and discusses a variety of teaching methods and teacher skills. Designed for in-service or pre-service elementary and middle school teachers; also appropriate for camp counselors and other out-of-school educators.