Teaching Science as Investigations Modeling Inquiry Through Learning Cycle Lessons

by Moyer, Richard H.; Hackett, Jay K., Professor Emeritus; Everett, Susan A.

• ISBN13: 9780132186278
• ISBN10: 0132186276
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-24
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Teaching science effectively requires engaging students in inquiry. This new and engaging science methods text, Teaching Science as Investigations, provides a series of carefully developed 5-E lesson models. Each series is standards-based and organized to provide a sequential development of physical, earth, and life science concepts appropriate to use directly with students in K-8 classrooms. Designed for pre-service and practicing teachers who are learning the art of teaching science, each science investigation develops one major science concept, focusing on one element of science teaching, such as guided and open inquiry, assessment, misconceptions, and so on. Learning how to teach science is thus embedded in the context of authentic learning cycle lessons. Included in this text are the following units for investigation: UNIT 1: PHYSICAL SCIENCE Investigation 1: LIGHT (K-4) Teaching Focus: TEACHING FROM A LEARNING CYCLE Investigation 2: SOLUBILITY (4-8) Teaching Focus: USING GUIDED AND OPEN INQUIRY Investigation 3: DENSITY (4-8) Teaching Focus: ASSESSING SCIENCE Investigation 4: ENERGY (4-8) Teaching Focus: INTEGRATING MATHEMATICS IN SCIENCE LEARNING UNIT 2: LIFE SCIENCE Investigation 5: LIFE CYCLE OF THE MEALWORM (K-4) Teaching Focus: MANAGING INQUIRY MATERIALS Investigation 6: FLOWERING PLANTS (4-8) Teaching Focus: INTEGRATING READING IN SCIENCE INSTRUCTION Investigation 7: BONES (4-8) Teaching Focus: USING QUESTIONING STRATEGIES Investigation 8: HEREDITY (4-8) Teaching Focus: USING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN CLASSROOM PRACTICE UNIT 3: EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE Investigation 9: SOIL (K-4) Teaching Focus: DEVELOPING INQUIRY ABILITIES Investigation 10: MOTIONS OF THE MOON (4-8) Teaching Focus: IDENTIFYING MISCONCEPTIONS Investigation 11: INTERPRETING WEATHER MAPS (4-8) Teaching Focus: INTEGRATING WRITING AND COMMUNICATION Investigation 12: THE WATER CYCLE (4-8) Teaching Focus: INTEGRATING INQUIRY IN TEXTBOOK INSTRUCTION

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Science Learning
How Children Learn Science	1	(16)
UNIT I PHYSICAL SCIENCE	17	(100)
Light (K--4) Teaching Focus: The Learning Cycle	18	(25)
Lesson 1.1 See in the Dark?	19	(8)
Lesson 1.2 Filtering Colors	27	(9)
Lesson 1.3 Rainbow Colors	36	(7)
Solubility (5--8) Teaching Focus: Using Guided and Open Inquiry	43	(23)
Lesson 2.1 How Long Does It Take?	44	(8)
Lesson 2.2 How Much Will Dissolve?	52	(7)
Lesson 2.3 Dissolving Different Substances	59	(7)
Density (5--8) Teaching Focus: Assessing Science	66	(25)
Lesson 3.1 Which Is More Dense?	67	(7)
Lesson 3.2 Do Raisins Sink or Float?	74	(7)
Lesson 3.3 Comparing Densities	81	(10)
Energy (5--8) Teaching Focus: Integrating Mathematics in Science Learning	91	(26)
Lesson 4.1 How Far Can Your Bike Roll Uphill?	92	(10)
Lesson 4.2 How High Will It Bounce?	102	(9)
Lesson 4.3 How Does the Kind of Floor Affect the Bounce?	111	(6)
UNIT II LIFE SCIENCE	117	(104)
Life Cycle of the Mealworm (K--4) Teaching Focus: Managing Inquiry Materials	118	(24)
Lesson 5.1 Moving Mealworms	119	(8)
Lesson 5.2 Where Do Mealworms Go?	127	(9)
Lesson 5.3 What Do Mealworms Look Like As They Grow?	136	(6)
Flowering Plants (5--8) Teaching Focus: Integrating Reading in Science Instruction	142	(24)
Lesson 6.1 Flower Power	143	(10)
Lesson 6.2 Flower Pollination	153	(9)
Lesson 6.3 Fruits and Vegetables	162	(4)
Bones (5--8) Teaching Focus: Using Questioning Strategies	166	(24)
Lesson 7.1 How Many Do You Have?	167	(8)
Lesson 7.2 Comparing Skeletons	175	(7)
Lesson 7.3 How Strong Are Your Bones?	182	(8)
Heredity (5--8) Teaching Focus: Using Educational Technology in Classroom Practice	190	(31)
Lesson 8.1 Examining Our Traits	191	(9)
Lesson 8.2 A Litter of Puppies	200	(13)
Lesson 8.3 Reading Genetic Code	213	(8)
UNIT III EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE	221	(94)
Soil (K--4) Teaching Focus: Developing Inquiry Abilities	222	(21)
Lesson 9.1 What Makes Up Soil?	223	(7)
Lesson 9.2 Investigating Soil and Water	230	(6)
Lesson 9.3 Soil Soaking Rates	236	(7)
Motions of the Moon (5--8) Teaching Focus: Identifying Misconceptions	243	(25)
Lesson 10.1 Moon Patterns and Motions	244	(10)
Lesson 10.2 Moon Phases	254	(7)
Lesson 10.3 Eclipses	261	(7)
Interpreting Weather Maps (5--8) Teaching Focus: Integrating Writing and Communication	268	(25)
Lesson 11.1 Comparing Inside Temperatures	269	(10)
Lesson 11.2 Comparing Outside Temperatures	279	(6)
Lesson 11.3 Comparing National Temperatures and Weather	285	(8)
The Water Cycle (5--8) Teaching Focus: Integrating Inquiry in Textbook Instruction	293	(22)
Lesson 12.1 Evaporation	294	(8)
Lesson 12.2 Condensation	302	(5)
Lesson 12.3 The Water Cycle	307	(8)
In Conclusion Developing Learning Cycle Lessons	315	(6)
Appendix I K--4 National Science Education Standards	321	(4)
Appendix II 5--8 National Science Education Standards	325	(6)
Appendix III NSTA Position Statement: Safety and School Science Instruction	331	(2)
Index	333