Teacher's Quest Guide: Newton at the Center Newton at the Center

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• ISBN13: 9781588342522
• ISBN10: 1588342522
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books

Summary

This rich, multidisciplinary curriculum to accompany Joy Hakim'sNewton at the Centercovers astronomy, physics, and chemistry from Copernicus to the Curies, from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. The course of study is divided into seven units. Each unit includes an introduction (with background, materials list, and standards) and nine class sessions. TheTeacher's Quest Guideincludes embedded reading strategies to facilitate greater comprehension; hands-on science experiments to encourage learning by discovery; timeline activities; several review and assessment activities for each unit; and even a time-traveling cartoon character, Professor Quest, to summarize the main point of the lessons. Multiple cross-curricular links suggest additional activities in language arts, history, art, and other subjects to extend learning. The accompanyingStudent's Quest Guideincludes all necessary student sheets. This curriculum is ideal for traditional physical science classes, enrichment programs, and home-school settings.

Author Biography

Each Story of Science teacher and student guide was developed by The Johns Hopkins University. Maria Garriott and Cora Teter are the lead developers of the Story of Science curriculum; they have written history, language arts, and science curricula for the Talent Development programs at The Johns Hopkins University since 1995 and 1999, respectively.