Teaching Science for All Children

This text aims to promote the teaching of the concepts, skills and attitudes of science in the classroom. Incorporating the National Science Education Standards, this edition provides ways for teachers to foster an understanding among their students of the interactions between science, technology and society. The first part of the book provides a foundation for science, learning and literacy. The second part focuses on preparing secondary and middle school lessons; and the final part emphasizes the 4E learning cycle and discusses a variety of teaching methods and skills.

Key Benefit: This new edition continues the authors' constructivist approach to promote the teaching of the concepts, skills, and attitudes of science in the classroom. Key Topics: Incorporating the National Science Education Standards in the second edition, the authors provide ways for teachers to foster an awareness among their students of the nature of science, implement skills in the classroom using science inquiry processes, and develop in their students an understanding of the interactions among science, technology, and society. 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 a variety of teaching methods and teacher skills. Market: For professional educators who teach science at the elementary and middle school level.