Becoming scientists : inquiry-based teaching in diverse classrooms, grades 3-5 /
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 Scienti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Portland :
Stenhouse Publishers,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 scientists do -- they design experiments, make predictions, observe and describe, offer and test explanations, and share their conjectures with others. In essence, they construct their own understanding of how the world works through experimentation, reflection, and discussion. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781571109958 1571109951 |