Teaching Science to Every Child : Using Culture as a Starting Point

by Settlage; John

• ISBN13: 9780415956369
• ISBN10: 0415956366
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Teaching Science to Every Child proposes a fresh perspective for teaching school science and draws upon an extensive body of classroom research to meaningfully address the achievement gap in science education. Settlage and Southerland begin from the point of view that science can be thought of as a culture, rather than as a fixed body of knowledge. Throughout this book, the idea of culture is used to illustrate how teachers can guide all students to be successful in science while still being respectful of students? ethnic heritages and cultural traditions.By combining a cultural view of science with instructional approaches shown to be effective in a variety of settings, the authors provide elementary and middle school teachers with a conceptual framework as well as pedagogical approaches which support the science learning of a diverse array of students.

Table of Contents

Forming commitments to science teaching	p. 1
Observe, infer, and classify : basic science process skills	p. 31
Measure, predict, and communicate: basic science process skills	p. 59
Approaches to science instruction	p. 83
The learning cycle as a model for science teaching	p. 111
Questioning strategies and leading discussions	p. 135
From activity to inquiry	p. 161
The nature of science	p. 185
From lessons to units : science curriculum	p. 211
Integrating science with other subjects	p. 239
Assessing students' science learning	p. 267
Managing a classroom for science learning	p. 293
Educational technology and science teaching	p. 317
Teachers negotiating different communities	p. 347
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