Science for Every Learner : Brain-Compatible Pathways to Scientific Literacy

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• ISBN13: 9781569761052
• ISBN10: 1569761051
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Summary

Teachers will learn to combine inquiry-based learning and alternative assessments to increase real scientific understanding. Specifically designed to help teachers link their curriculum to National Science Standards, an outline is provided for setting teaching goals and a tried-and-true format is offered for making sure activities are aligned with objectives. Students will be hooked on science with exciting units that engage and inspire curiosity. Units include Science as Inquiry, Monarch Butterflies, Electricity, Sound, and Living Things. Hands-on projects and activities lead students to make individual connections to what they learn. They can expand their understanding and continue to build their science knowledge base with stories, songs, plays, experiments, journals, and portfolios. Accompanied by a 73-minute CD.

Author Biography

Kathleen Carroll is a professor at Cambridge College. She is the author of Field Trips and Sing a Song of Science. She lives in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iv
Introduction	v
Science as Inquiry	1	(28)
Sound Study	29	(26)
The Electric Study	55	(36)
Living Things Study	91	(34)
Monarch Study	125	(28)
References	153	(2)
Singers, Actors, and Musicians on the Audiotape	155	(2)
Appendix (Musical Scores)	157