Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School: A Cognitive and Cultural Approach

Grounded in a social and historical context, this unique book encourages readers to think like scientists…

Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School: A Cognitive and Cultural Approach provides pre-service and in-service elementary and middle school teachers of science with an introduction to both basic science concepts and methods of science instruction, as well as practical strategies for the classroom. Grounded in a social and historical context, this unique book encourages readers to think like scientists and offers a better understanding of the role of science in our day-to-day lives and culture.

Key Features

• Prepares teachers with 100 key experiments that teach core, standards–based science concepts within a methods instruction model
• Provides an introduction to the historical, social, cultural, and linguistic construction of science in American culture―in particular, how it functions as a human undertaking and endeavor
• Emphasizes the idea that science is connected to the world around us through reflection case studies
• Stresses the development of the basic principles underlying scientific methods of thought and inquiry
• Integrates standards in other content areas through "Theory Into Practice" boxes.

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Instructor′s Resources CD: This CD offers the instructor a variety of resources that supplement the book material, including PowerPoint® lecture slides, Teaching Guide for the Science Standards-Based Lesson Plan Project, Theory Into Practice resources, Reflections on Science assignments, Web resources, and more. The CD also includes video clips of select experiments as well as other relevant clips and a Teaching Guide to help instructors integrate the videos into the classroom. Also included is a Test Bank, which consists of 20–30 multiple-choice questions with answers and page references, 10–15 true/false questions, as well as 10–15 short answer and 5–10 essay questions for each chapter. An electronic Test Bank is also available so that instructors can create, deliver, and customize tests and study guides using Brownstone′s Diploma test bank software.

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Student Resource CD: This CD is bound into the back of the text and provides students with video resources that supplement the book material. Video clips are included to illustrate select experiments from the text as well as other key science concepts. A learning guide accompanies the video clips to assist student learning.

Web-Based Student Study Site, http://www.sagepub.com/buxtonstudy: This Web-based student study site provides a variety of additional resources that will enhance students′ understanding of the book content and take their learning one step further. The site includes comprehensive study materials, such as chapter objectives, flash cards, practice tests, and more. Also included are special features, such as Resources for Experiments, the Links to Standards from U.S. States and associated activities, Learning From Journal Articles, Theory Into Practice resources, Reflections on Science exercises, a Science Standards-Based Lesson Plan Project, and PRAXIS resources.

Talk to the author! Email Cory Buxton at cbuxton@miami.edu

Gene Provenzo is one of the nation’s leading scholars in the foundations of education. He holds the rank of full professor at the University of Miami. He has won numerous awards throughout his career in both teaching and research and sits on many editorial boards. He has authored over ten books and has contributed chapters to many more. He has authored scores of articles in a wide range of areas in education. His recent projects include Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (Allyn & Bacon, 2002), a critically-oriented introduction to the foundations of education textbook, and the forthcoming Readings in Educational Thought (SAGE, 2005).