Teaching science to every child : using culture as a starting point / John Settlage and Sherry A. Southerland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Settlage, John.

Contributor:

Southerland, Sherry A., 1962-

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Science.

Science--Study and teaching (Middle school).

Multicultural education.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2007]

Summary:

Teaching Science to Every Child proposes a fresh perspective for teaching school science and draws upon an extensive body of classroom research to meaningfully address the achievement gap in science education. Settlage and Southerland begin from the point of view that science can be thought of as a culture, rather than as a fixed body of knowledge. Throughout this book, the idea of culture is used to illustrate how teachers can guide all students to be successful in science while still being respectful of students ethnic heritages and cultural traditions. By combining a cultural view of science with instructional approaches shown to be effective in a variety of settings, the authors provide elementary and middle school teachers with a conceptual framework as well as pedagogical approaches which support the science learning of a diverse array of students.

Contents:

Forming commitments to science teaching

Observe, infer, and classify : basic science process skills

Measure, predict, and communicate : basic science process skills

Approaches to science instruction

The learning cycle as a model for science teaching

Questioning strategies and leading discussions

From activity to inquiry

The nature of science

From lessons to units : science curriculum

Integrating science with other subjects

Assessing students' science learning

Managing a classroom for science learning

Educational technology and science teaching

Teachers negotiating different communities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

9780415956369

0415956366

9780415956376

0415956374

OCLC:

71581728