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Teaching secondary science through play / Christopher Harris and Patricia Harris, Ph.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Christopher, author.
- Harris, Patricia, author.
- Series:
- Harris, Christopher, 1977- Teaching through games.
- Teaching through games
- Rosen classroom professional resources
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Study and teaching--Activity programs.
- Science.
- Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs.
- Teaching--Aids and devices.
- Teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : The Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book provides broad support for using games in middle and high school science classes including Earth science/living environment, biology, chemistry, and physics. the lesson plans and resources support a play-based approach to evolution, ecosystems, cellular organisms, elements and compounds, and vector motion. Though easy to learn, the included games provide detailed scientific accuracy allowing complex simulations and immersive learning experiences.Games:Evolution. Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, Sergey Machin. North Star Games, 2014.Strain. Avrom Tobias. HungryRobot, 2011.Compounded. Darell Louder. Dice Hate Me Games, 2013.Bolide. Alfredo Genovese. Rio Grande Games, 2005.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Game of Science
- The Science of Games
- Game 1: Evolution
- The Science
- Lesson Plan 1A
- On The Origin of Species, Chapter IV
- Lesson Plan 1B
- Game 2: Strain
- Lesson Plan 2A
- On Cells As the Basis of All Tissues of The Animal Body
- Lesson Plan 2B
- Game 3: Compounded
- Lesson Plan 3A
- Lesson Plan 3B
- Game 4: Bolide
- Lesson Plan 4A
- Lesson Plan 4B
- Notes
- Appendix I: Curriculum Alignments
- Appendix 2: Data Gathering Sheets
- About the Authors
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 12, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 1-4994-9008-9
- OCLC:
- 901215605
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