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7. Books on Teaching Science
7. Books on Teaching Science
Pages 268-281
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Animals in the Classroom: Selection, Care, and Observations is for elementary and middle school teachers interested in keeping small animals such as earthworms, praying mantises, frogs, and hamsters in the classroom. The book focuses on 28 individual creatures that represent various levels of the animal kingdom, from worms through mammals.
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It discusses what is known about the cognitive and social development of 10- to 14-year-old students, and reviews the nature of science programs and the middle school environment. The core of the report then explains assessment and instruction in the service of science learning as viewed by the National Center for Improving Science Education, and it points out opportunities for assessment presented by the growing cognitive abilities of early adolescents.
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Classroom Assessment: Key to Reform in Secondary Science Education. Columbus, Ohio: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1993.
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The topics addressed are (1) the needs and characteristics of young adolescents and basic elements of the exemplary middle school, including facility requirements and classroom management tips; (2)
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The second offers suggestions for instructional materials, funding, workshops, courses, and in-service opportunities in environmental education. The third section includes information on networking with other environmental educators; securing grants; managing a growing environmental project; and locating awards, scholarships, and stipends.
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The strategies are grouped in broad categories. In addition to basic instructional strategies, the categories include raising student motivation; organizing the classroom; handling homework, testing, and grading; and producing meaningful learning.
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Eighteen carefully selected Native North American stories are combined with imaginative hands-on activities to promote children's understanding of, appreciation for, empathy with, and stewardship of plants. The indoor and outdoor activities in the 15 chapters cover a wide range of concepts: botany, plant ecology, environmental and stewardship issues that are important to plants, and the natural history of North American plants and plantlike organisms.
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Perspectives of HaDds-On Science Teaching. Columbus, Ohio: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1994.
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Should those responsible for curriculum development also provide leadership training and technical assistance for school districts developing their own science programs? To what degree can local school districts develop science programs that will achieve local, state, and national standards?
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Since science teachers are frequently called upon to serve as safety training officers for their school districts, a chapter on employee safety training is also included. 7.34 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
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ScienceforAII Children presents the strategic planning model of the National Science Resources Center for bringing about districtwide elementary science reform. The model, which is also appropriate for middle school science reform, is based on research and practice.
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The third section provides a general orientation to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, including information about its resources for teachers and some ideas for field trip experiences. Many of these ideas focus on science themes, such as prehistoric animals, the structure and history of the earth, and rocks and minerals, and can be easily adapted for use in other natural history museums, zoos, aquariums, and even art and history museums.
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Pnce: 816.95 (ISBN 0-87355-098-6) Ten-Minute Field Trips is based on the concept that a school site and its surrounding neighborhood can serve as an environmental studies laboratory where elementary and middle school teachers and students can actively investigate natural and built environs.
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