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Action science : relevant teaching and active learning / William H. Robertson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, William H., author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physical sciences--Study and teaching (Middle school).
- Physical sciences.
- Science--Study and teaching (Middle school).
- Science.
- Active learning.
- Extreme sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 130 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Engagement and relevancy are central concerns for any science educator, especially in middle school classrooms. Teachers need a myriad of resources to help them make connections between scientific concepts and the student interests and experience. The proposed book provides an approach to physical science instruction in the middle grades that is interesting and inviting to students, covering classroom instruction and pedagogical applications, as well as practical classroom activities that integrate author-created action sports videos. Bill Robertson has produced and self-distributed a 4-part video series and accompanying curriculum guide that focuses on concepts in physical science that integrate action sports. Bill acts as both the narrator and a performer in the series, which also includes top extreme athletes in BMX and skateboarding. These athletes perform high ...
- Contents:
- ""ACTION SCIENCE-FRONT COVER""; ""ACTION SCIENCE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS ACTION SCIENCE?""; ""CHAPTER 2: CONSTRUCTIVISM AND THE CLASSROOM TEACHER""; ""CHAPTER 3: MAKING SCIENCE RELEVANT IN THE MIDDLE GRADES""; ""CHAPTER 4: LINKING PEDAGOGY AND SCIENCE CONTENT IN PRACTICE""; ""CHAPTER 5: USING THE 5ES IN ACTION SCIENCE""; ""CHAPTER 6: UNLOCKING RESOURCES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING""; ""CHAPTER 7: ACTION SCIENCE AND THE FUTURE""; ""CHAPTER 8: ACTION SCIENCE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES""; ""INDEX""
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781483353616
- 1483353613
- 9781483339856
- 1483339858
- 9781483339818
- 1483339815
- 9781483339849
- 148333984X
- OCLC:
- 1027178693
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