Launching Learners in Science, PreK-5: How to Design Standards-Based Experiences and Engage Students in Classroom...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 240 pages
• Published by: Corwin Press December 7, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1412937035
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1412937030
• Book Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Review
Robert D. Sweetland, Professor : "Expertly describes how educators can plan a science curriculum that facilitates primary students understandings, skills, and affective development of science, preparing them for careers requiring any level of scientific knowledge and giving them science literacy to make decisions that benefit society and the world."


Rae Johnson Brown, Learning Community Facilitator, Secondary Education : "Has a brilliantly effective, yet conversational style that engages the reader, offers content that is easy to grasp, and makes sense to all beginning and veteran teachers seeking to understand constructive pedagogy. Not a how to do book, rather a how to think book that provides solid information about thought processes and approaches to learning."

Book Description


"Expertly describes how educators can plan a science curriculum that facilitates primary students' understanding, skills, and development in science, preparing them for careers requiring any level of scientific knowledge and giving them science literacy to make decisions that benefit society and the world."
Robert D. Sweetland, Professor, Wayne State College

Design science instruction that helps develop enthusiastic young minds while meeting national standards!

Teaching science means doing science and involves three elements: knowing content, knowing children, and teachers knowing themselves as teachers and learners. Kerry C. Williams and George E. Veomett describe principles and requirements that reflect National Science Education Standards for the active learning of science. They identify key ingredients for primary students and their development as young scientists.

This resource is linked to research on cognitive and neural development and motivational theory from the work of Piaget and Vygotsky. Teachers inexperienced in science will discover new ways to think about science while they develop lessons that are rich, fun, and authentic for themselves and their students.

All educators will find examples, questions, stories, and thought-provoking ideas to give students a strong start in science achievement, plus:

• Six key elements to build into science instruction: observing, representing, organizing, patterning and questioning, experimenting, and sharing
• How-to's for incorporating inquiry, workshops, centers, and projects in primary and elementary classrooms
• A four-step systemchoice, planning, doing, reviewingthat helps promote learning in science and across all subjects

Launching Learners in Science, PreK5 helps educators teach science in a way that will expand their own confidence and let them make a lasting difference in children's lives!

Reader Reviews
Kerry C. Williams and George E. Veomett's LAUNCHING LEARNERS IN SCIENCE, PREK-5 tells how to design standards-based projects in the classroom, and is linked to research on cognitive understanding. Chapters discuss six key elements to build into a science curriculum, tell how to blend in workshops and collaborative projects at the primary and elementary classrooms, and provides a 4-step system for planning and reviewing science projects. Comment | | (Report this)