Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Elementary/High School
LCCN
2001-039343
Reviews
"This is an incredibly useful and practical resource for teachers in elementary and middle schools. . . . The revised text is written not only for generalist teachers, but offers many useful insights for science specialists/curriculum leaders." Momentum, "This is an incredibly useful and practical resource for teachers in elementary and middle schools. . . . The revised text is written not only for generalist teachers, but offers many useful insights for science specialists/curriculum leaders."-Momentum, "This is an incredibly useful and practical resource for teachers in elementary and middle schools. . . . The revised text is written not only for generalist teachers, but offers many useful insights for science specialists/curriculum leaders."- Momentum
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Kindergarten
CLASSIFICATION_METADATA
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Illustrated
Yes
Grade To
Eighth Grade
Dewey Decimal
372.3/5044
Table Of Content
Contents: 1. Why Science? What Science? 2. Bringing Children and Science Together 3. The Right Question at the Right Time 4. Helping Children Raise Questions--and Answering Them 5. Taking Children's Own Ideas Seriously 6. Helping Children to Plan and Interpret Investigations 7. Helping Children to Observe 8. Helping Children to Communicate 9. Assessing for Learning
Synopsis
This book is written for preservice and inservice classroom teachers in primary, elementary, and middle schools., When Primary Science was first published, it provided such valuable insight into the teacher's role in the science classroom that it quickly became the standard against which all other methods texts were measured. Now, sixteen years later, Wynne Harlen has revised her classic text, updating it with the most recent and pertinent research, while preserving the parts that have endured and need no change. Primary Science is written for preservice and inservice classroom teachers in primary, elementary, and middle schools. It is particularly aimed at generalist teachers, who may not see themselves as "science teachers," yet have to teach science. But is also for science specialists and curriculum directors or leaders who are attempting to ensure that students' science activities offer genuine learning experiences. To that end, the book provides direct and detailed advice on what kinds of questions teachers should ask, how teachers can respond to children's "difficult" questions, how to develop and assess children's process skills, and how to support children's understandings through inquiry. No other text is quite so accessible. The ideas Harlen presents are firmly grounded in classroom practice and illustrated by numerous classroom examples. Each chapter ends with a summary of main points that will enable readers to locate advice quickly and refer back to detailed discussions.
LC Classification Number
LB1585.P75 2001
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2001