Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning
40 Activities for K-8 Classrooms
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-4129-7525-4 (ISBN)
Description
Forty classroom-ready science teaching and learning activities for elementary and middle school teachers
Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives.
Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives.
Reviews / Votes
"I would very likely use this book for my course - as previously stated, it's easy reading. Activities are simple for students...It's a win-win situation for all teachers and students." -- Carolyn CyriaqueMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
634 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-7525-4 (9781412975254)
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Persons
Gene Provenzo is one of the nation's leading scholars in the foundations of education. He holds the rank of full professor at the University of Miami. He has won numerous awards throughout his career in both teaching and research and sits on many editorial boards. He has authored over ten books and has contributed chapters to many more. He has authored scores of articles in a wide range of areas in education. His recent projects include Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (Allyn & Bacon, 2002), a critically-oriented introduction to the foundations of education textbook, and the forthcoming Readings in Educational Thought (SAGE, 2005).
Content
Preface
Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning
Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom
Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building
Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds
Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood
Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community
Conclusion
Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning
Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning
Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom
Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building
Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds
Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood
Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community
Conclusion
Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning