Math and Science for Young Children

by Charlesworth

• ISBN13: 9780827386358
• ISBN10: 0827386354
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

Weber State Univ., Ogden, UT. Text, for students in early childhood education, demonstrating how math and science integrate with each other and with other academic areas for children from birth to age eight. Color illustrations. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(2)
Acknowledgments	ix
SECTION I Concept Development in Mathematics and Science	2	(90)
Unit 1 How Concepts Develop	2	(15)
Unit 2 How Concepts Are Acquired	17	(9)
Unit 3 Promoting Young Children's Concept Development Through Problem Solving	26	(16)
Unit 4 Assessing the Child's Developmental Level	42	(12)
Unit 5 The Basics of Science	54	(12)
Unit 6 How Young Scientists Use Concepts	66	(13)
Unit 7 Planning for Science	79	(13)
SECTION II Fundamental Concepts and Skills	92	(98)
Unit 8 One-to-One Correspondence	92	(11)
Unit 9 Number Sense and Counting	103	(13)
Unit 10 Logic and Classifying	116	(12)
Unit 11 Comparing	128	(9)
Unit 12 Shape	137	(11)
Unit 13 Spatial Sense	148	(10)
Unit 14 Parts and Wholes	158	(8)
Unit 15 Language and Concept Formation	166	(8)
Unit 16 Fundamental Concepts in Science	174	(16)
SECTION III Applying Fundamental Concepts, Attitudes, and Skills	190	(66)
Unit 17 Ordering, Seriation, and Patterning	190	(14)
Unit 18 Measurement: Volume, Weight, Length, and Temperature	204	(11)
Unit 19 Measurement: Time	215	(12)
Unit 20 Interpreting Data Using Graphs	227	(10)
Unit 21 Applications of Fundamental Concepts in Preprimary Science	237	(9)
Unit 22 Integrating the Curriculum Through Dramatic Play and Thematic Units and Projects	246	(10)
SECTION IV Symbols and Higher-Level Activities	256	(50)
Unit 23 Symbols	256	(13)
Unit 24 Sets and Symbols	269	(12)
Unit 25 Higher-Level Activities and Concepts	281	(13)
Unit 26 Higher-Level Activities Used in Science Units and Activities	294	(12)
SECTION V Mathematics Concepts and Operations for the Primary Grades	306	(92)
Unit 27 Operations with Whole Numbers	306	(22)
Unit 28 Patterns	328	(11)
Unit 29 Fractions	339	(13)
Unit 30 Numbers Above 10 and Place Value	352	(14)
Unit 31 Geometry, Data Collection, and Algebraic Thinking	366	(16)
Unit 32 Measurement with Standard Units	382	(16)
Section VI Using Skills, Concepts, and Attitudes for Scientific Investigations in the Primary Grades	398	(74)
Unit 33 Overview of Primary Science	398	(14)
Unit 34 Life Science	412	(16)
Unit 35 Physical Science	428	(12)
Unit 36 Earth and Space Science and the Environment	440	(17)
Unit 37 Health and Nutrition	457	(15)
SECTION VII The Math and Science Environment	472	(46)
Unit 38 Materials and Resources for Math and Science	472	(14)
Unit 39 Math and Science in Action	486	(20)
Unit 40 Math and Science in the Home	506	(12)
Appendices	518	(53)
Appendix A Developmental Assessment Tasks	518	(28)
Appendix B Children's Books with Math and Science Concepts	546	(20)
Appendix C Code of Practice on Use of Animals in Schools	566	(5)
Index	571