| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Authors |
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SECTION 1 CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE |
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2 | (23) |
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How Concepts Are Acquired |
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25 | (12) |
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Promoting Young Children's Concept Development through Problem Solving |
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37 | (18) |
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Assessing the Child's Developmental Level |
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55 | (15) |
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70 | (15) |
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How Young Scientists Use Concepts |
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85 | (13) |
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98 | (14) |
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SECTION 2 FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS |
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One-to-One Correspondence |
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112 | (13) |
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Number Sense and Counting |
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125 | (16) |
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141 | (14) |
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155 | (10) |
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165 | (13) |
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Early Geometry: Spatial Sense |
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178 | (12) |
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190 | (10) |
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Language and Concept Formation |
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200 | (10) |
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Fundamental Concepts in Science |
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210 | (16) |
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SECTION 3 APPLYING FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS, ATTITUDES, AND SKILLS |
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Ordering, Seriation, and Patterning |
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226 | (16) |
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Measurement: Volume, Weight, Length, and Temperature |
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242 | (12) |
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254 | (13) |
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Interpreting Data Using Graphs |
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267 | (10) |
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Applications of Fundamental Concepts in Preprimary Science |
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277 | (9) |
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Integrating the Curriculum through Dramatic Play and Thematic Units and Projects |
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286 | (12) |
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SECTION 4 SYMBOLS AND HIGHER-LEVEL ACTIVITIES |
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298 | (13) |
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311 | (13) |
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Higher-Level Activities and Concepts |
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324 | (14) |
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Higher-Level Activities Used in Science Units and Activities |
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338 | (12) |
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SECTION 5 MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS AND OPERATIONS FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES |
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Operations with Whole Numbers |
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350 | (23) |
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373 | (12) |
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385 | (13) |
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Numbers above 10 and Place Value |
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398 | (15) |
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Geometry, Data Collection, and Algebraic Thinking |
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413 | (18) |
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Measurement with Standard Units |
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431 | (17) |
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SECTION 6 USING SKILLS, CONCEPTS, AND ATTITUDES FOR SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE PRIMARY GRADES |
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Overview of Primary Science |
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448 | (16) |
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464 | (17) |
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481 | (13) |
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494 | (14) |
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508 | (9) |
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517 | (15) |
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SECTION 7 THE MATH AND SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT |
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Materials and Resources for Math and Science |
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532 | (14) |
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Math and Science in Action |
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546 | (23) |
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Math and Science in the Home |
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569 | (74) |
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Appendix A Developmental Assessment Tasks |
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583 | (29) |
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Appendix B Children's Books and Software with Math and Science Concepts |
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612 | (19) |
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Appendix C The National Research Council's National Science Education Standards (1996) |
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631 | (12) |
| Glossary |
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643 | (8) |
| Index |
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