Teaching Children Science A Discovery Approach, with Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

by DeRosa, Donald A.; Abruscato, Joseph A.

• ISBN13: 9780134691794
• ISBN10: 0134691792
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2018-04-16
• Publisher: Pearson

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Provide the pedagogical and content knowledge needed to teach elementary school students science and scientific ways of thinking  
Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach encompasses everything pre-service elementary educators need to learn to effectively teach science to their students. Written in a clear, motivating style, this text helps aspiring elementary teachers become leaders who can inspire young children to experience science through the joys and challenges of inquiry and discovery. Additionally, six chapters devoted specifically to content knowledge in the areas of earth/space, life, and physical sciences provide readers with the foundations they will need as beginning science teachers.
 
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Author Biography

Don DeRosa, Ed.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University School of Education where he teaches science teaching methods to elementary and secondary education pre-service teachers.

Joseph Abruscato is a former public school science teacher and Science Methods professor retired from University of Vermont. He has also wrote or co-authored a variety of materials for teachers and students including Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods for the Elementary and Middle Grades, 3rd Edition, and The Whole Cosmos Catalog of Science Activities.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Strategies and Techniques 
1. Inquiry: The Path; Discovery: The Destination  
2. Science Practices and Inquiry Process Skills 
3. Planning Units and Lessons  
4. Creating Environments for Discovery 
5. Assessment of Understanding and Inquiry 
6. Integrating Science and Engineering
  
PART TWO: Content Knowledge for Earth/Space Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences  
7. Earth and Space Science
8. The Cosmos
9. Living Things
10. The Human Body
11. Matter and Motion
12. Energy, Technology/Engineering