How to write to learn science / by Bob Tierney with John Dorroh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tierney, Bob.

Contributor:

Dorroh, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Science.

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Secondary).

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Write to learn science

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Make science an exhilarating process of discovery! Through a wealth of creative write-to-learn strategies, this book offers inspiring techniques to coax out the reluctant scientists in your classroom. Newly updated and expanded, this NSTA best seller is a storehouse of practical ideas and examples for use with students at all ability levels. It provides classroom-tested writing activities that you can:.:.; Introduce during the first week of class to build positive attitudes among students toward the subject of science, and toward you;.; Use at different stages in a learning unit and for quick

Contents:

Contents; Teaching and Writing:Similar Endeavors; The First Week; Varying the Audience; Elements of a Learning Unit; Quick Reviews; The Reading-Writing Connection; Lab Report Writing; Open-Ended, Critical-Thinking Exercises; Student Research Papers; Managing the Paperwork Load; Alleviating Parental Concerns; Wrapping Up a Unit; Concluding Remarks; How Science Portfolio Assessment Can Improve Student Writing; Acknowledgments; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 30).

ISBN:

1-281-75838-8

9786611758387

1-935155-97-0

OCLC:

476177743