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CHAPTER 1 SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE |
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Trusting Your Own Abilities |
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4 | (1) |
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Building One's Own Knowledge |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (3) |
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Scientists' View of the World |
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6 | (1) |
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Science as the Search for Knowledge |
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7 | (1) |
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The Social Nature of Science |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Social Interactive Knowledge |
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11 | (1) |
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Scientific Literacy as the Goal of Science Education |
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11 | (3) |
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Science for All Americans |
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11 | (2) |
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Benchmarks for Science Literacy |
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13 | (1) |
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National Science Education Standards |
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13 | (1) |
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Goals for Science in the Elementary School |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 2 CHILDREN'S THINKING AND LEARNING |
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18 | (26) |
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19 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (6) |
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22 | (1) |
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Conservation of Quantity (Liquid) |
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23 | (2) |
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Children's Ideas about the Moon |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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Modes of Representing Knowledge |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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Development of Mental Function |
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30 | (1) |
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The Growth of Scientific Concepts |
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30 | (1) |
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Zone of Proximal Development |
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31 | (1) |
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Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987) |
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31 | (3) |
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Stages of Moral Development |
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32 | (2) |
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Recent Research on Children's Thinking and Learning |
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34 | (3) |
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Research on Misconceptions |
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34 | (1) |
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Children's Ideas about the Earth |
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34 | (2) |
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The Role of Social Interaction in Learning |
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36 | (1) |
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Contextual Nature of Learning |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (3) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (2) |
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CHAPTER 3 CREATING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN |
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44 | (26) |
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46 | (4) |
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Making the Classroom Attractive |
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47 | (1) |
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Making the Classroom Safe |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
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The Multicultural Classroom |
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51 | (2) |
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Including Students with Disabilities |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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Responses to Statements on Teacher Expectations |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (6) |
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Why We Need Classroom Management |
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60 | (1) |
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Preventing Inappropriate Behavior |
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60 | (2) |
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Dealing with Minor Misbehaviors |
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62 | (1) |
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Applying Consequences in More Serious Cases |
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62 | (2) |
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Preventing Behavior Problems |
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63 | (1) |
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Grouping for Instruction--Cooperative Learning |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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CHAPTER 4 PLANNING FOR MEETING GOALS |
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70 | (101) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Standards for Elementary Science |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (3) |
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Choosing Topics for Units |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (6) |
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80 | (1) |
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Setting Goals and Objectives |
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80 | (1) |
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Outlining a Sequence of Activities |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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Providing Continuity Elements |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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Developing Autonomous Learners |
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85 | (5) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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Comparing and Contrasting Levels |
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87 | (1) |
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Moving from Level I to Level III: Measuring Area |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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90 | (81) |
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CHAPTER 8 SCIENCE PROCESS AND CONTENT IN PRIMARY GRADES |
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171 | (25) |
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Influence of Age and Maturity |
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172 | (1) |
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Basic Science Processes and Abilities |
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173 | (1) |
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Integrating Process and Content |
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174 | (8) |
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A Lesson on Needs of Living Things (Animals) |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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Guided Inquiry on Soil for Growing Plants |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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A Lesson on Adding Water to Sand and Salt |
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182 | (3) |
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Inquiry into Where Seeds Come from and What They Do |
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185 | (3) |
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Lessons on Comparing, Sorting, and Classifying |
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188 | (1) |
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Management of Behavior and Materials |
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188 | (2) |
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189 | (1) |
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Using Psychology Instead of Coercion |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Involving the Pupils at Home |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 9 SCIENCE PROCESS AND CONTENT IN INTERMEDIATE GRADES |
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196 | (35) |
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Science Processes and Abilities for Intermediate Grades |
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197 | (1) |
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Integrating Process and Content |
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198 | (1) |
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A Lesson on Predicting the Shortest Day of the Year |
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199 | (6) |
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205 | (1) |
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A Lesson on Inferring Hidden Circuits |
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205 | (7) |
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212 | (1) |
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A Lesson on Investigating Ant Populations |
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212 | (5) |
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217 | (3) |
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217 | (1) |
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Activity on Defining Operationally |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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Activity on Controlling Variables: Pendulums |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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An Experiment with Fertilizer |
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223 | (5) |
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228 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 10 GROUP INVESTIGATIONS |
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231 | (27) |
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A Beginning Teacher Learns About Group Investigations |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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Grouping for Instruction: Cooperative Learning |
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235 | (3) |
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235 | (2) |
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Teaching Cooperative Group Skills |
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237 | (1) |
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Developing a Plan for a Group Investigation |
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238 | (13) |
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Group Investigations in Ms. Oldhand's Class |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (12) |
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Group Investigation of Insects and Bugs |
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251 | (2) |
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Unit Plan 10.2 Group Investigation of Insects and Bugs |
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251 | (2) |
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Extension to Other Subjects |
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253 | (1) |
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Other Topics for Group Investigations |
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254 | (1) |
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Small Creatures Found in Water |
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254 | (1) |
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The Environment Around the School |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 11 INDIVIDUAL AND CLASS PROJECTS |
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258 | (21) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (7) |
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Planning for Student Participation in a Science Fair |
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262 | (6) |
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268 | (1) |
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Examples of Class Projects |
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269 | (4) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (2) |
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Square Meter of Earth (Grades 3 to 6) |
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273 | (1) |
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Moon Watching (Grades 1 to 6) |
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273 | (1) |
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Teaching at Autonomy Level III |
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273 | (3) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 12 SCIENCE IN AN INTEGRATED INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM |
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279 | (25) |
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Rationale for an Interdisciplinary Curriculum |
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281 | (1) |
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Criteria for Integrating Science with Other Subjects |
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282 | (1) |
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Types of Integrated Lessons and Units |
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282 | (3) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (5) |
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Unit Plan 12.1 Relativity |
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285 | (5) |
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A Unit on Earth Materials |
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290 | (2) |
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Other Ideas for Integrating Science and Social Studies |
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292 | (1) |
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Weather: Causes and Effects (Intermediate) |
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292 | (1) |
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Animal Habitats and People's Homes |
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292 | (1) |
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Simple Machines in the Ancient World |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (4) |
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Using Science as the Basis for Reading |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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Science and the Expressive Arts |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 13 THEMATIC UNITS: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY |
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304 | (20) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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A Thematic Unit on Acid Rain |
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308 | (2) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (8) |
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Runoff of Water from School Building and Parking Lot |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (2) |
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Studying a Creek that Runs near the School |
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314 | (3) |
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317 | (1) |
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Instructional Strategies for STS |
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318 | (3) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 14 COMPUTERS AS INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS FOR SCIENCE |
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324 | (19) |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (3) |
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Cooperative Learning on the Computer |
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327 | (1) |
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The One-Computer Classroom |
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327 | (2) |
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The Multiple-Computer Classroom |
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329 | (1) |
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Computers in a Resource Center or Computer Lab |
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329 | (1) |
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Curriculum-Related Software |
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330 | (3) |
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Ms. Oldhand Integrates Software into the Curriculum |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (2) |
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333 | (3) |
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336 | (1) |
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Ms. Oldhand's Pupils Use Software Tools |
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334 | (2) |
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Other Ways to Teach with Computers |
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336 | (3) |
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Microcomputer-Based Laboratory |
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336 | (1) |
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Lesson Outline: Mixing Water at Different Temperatures |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (1) |
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Making the Computer Work for You |
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339 | (4) |
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340 | (1) |
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Activities for the Reader |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (2) |
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