Based firmly on constructivist theories of learning, this methods book offers a step-by-step guide to creating an activity-based science course for grades K-8.
1. Science in the Elementary School.
2. Children's Thinking and
Learning.
3. Everyday Teaching Skills.
4. Expectations and Goals.
5.
Direct Instruction.
6. Basic Science Processes.
7. Guided Discovery.
8.
Advanced Science Processes.
9. Applications and Techniques for Guided
Discovery.
10. Group Investigations.
11. Individual and Class Projects.
12. Integrating Science with Other Subjects.
13. Long-Term Planning and
Evaluation. Index.
