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

by Settlage, John

• ISBN13: 9780415956376
• ISBN10: 0415956374
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-06
• 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

Content?

Prologue

Forming Commitments to science Teaching

Basic Science Process Skills: Observe, Infer & Classify

Basic Science Process Skills: Measure, Predict & Communicate

Approaches to Science Instruction

The Learning Cycle as a Model for Science Teaching

Questioning Strategies and Leading Discussions

From Activity to Inquiry

The Nature of Science

From Lessons to Units: Science Curriculum

Integrating Science with Other Subjects

Assessing Students' Science Learning

Managing a Classroom for Science Learning

Educational Technology and Science Teaching

Teachers Negotiating Different Communities

References

Index

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