Becoming Scientists : Inquiry-Based Teaching in Diverse Classrooms, Grades 3-5

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bresser, Rusty.

Contributor:

Fargason, Sharon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inquiry-based learning.

Multicultural education.

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Science.

Local Subjects:

Inquiry-based learning.

Multicultural education.

Science--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Portland : Stenhouse Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most important to being a good science teacher is holding the expectation that all students can be scientists and think critically. Providing a thinking curriculum is especially important for those children in diverse classrooms who have been underserved by our educational system. - Becoming Scientists. Good science starts with a question, perhaps from the teacher at the start of a science unit or from the children as they wonder what makes a toy car move, how food decomposes, or why leaves change color. Using inquiry science, children discover answers to their questions in the same way that s

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: What Is Inquiry?; CHAPTER 2: Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning Inquiry Science; CHAPTER 3: Managing the Diverse Classroom During Inquiry Science; CHAPTER 4: Supporting English Language Learners in the Diverse Classroom; CHAPTER 5: Diving into Inquiry: Investigating UV Beads; CHAPTER 6: What Makes Toy Cars Move? A Unit on Energy; CHAPTER 7: Navigating the Challenges of Inquiry Science: Responding to Teachers' Questions

CHAPTER 8: Deepening Teachers' Science Content Knowledge Through InquiryReferences; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-003-84170-8

1-003-83880-4

1-03-268062-8

1-57110-995-1

9781032680620

OCLC:

855970124