Teaching Budding Scientists

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Factors Which Influence Your Science Teaching Philosophy
Who Are You And How Do You Feel About Science?
What Is Your Teaching And Learning Style?
What Are Your Views On Science And Scientists?
What Were Your Early Experiences With Science?
Recalling Your Experience With Science Education
Science Education Then And
Chapter 2: How Young Students Learn and Think about Science
What Are Your Students' Views Of Science And Scientists
What Does Research Says About How Students View Science And Scientists?
What is Science Error!
How Do Students Develop An Understanding Of Science
Students' Understandings of Physical Properties
Students' Understandings of Animals
Students' Understandings of Plants
Students' Understandings of Earth Science
What are Some Common Misconceptions in Your Classroom
Chapter 3: Your Students And Science Learning
Who Are Your Students
What Are Your Class' Demographics?
How can you Develop Cultural Understanding of Your Students?:
How Can You Use Your Students' Lived Experiences to Inform Your Teaching?
How Can You Fit Your Expectations And Experiences To Your Students' Needs?
What are Your Expectations for Your Students?
Interaction With Students
Chapter 4: Teaching and Learning Science through Inquiry
What is Scientific Inquiry?
What Ideas And Questions do Your Students bring to Science?
How Can You Develop Inquiry Skills?
What Are Some Inquiry-Based Teaching Strategies?
Guided Discovery
Problem-Based Learning
How Can You Use The Process Skills In Inquiry Teaching?
How do you use The Process Skills In Your Daily Life?
Chapter 5: Exploring Process Skills With Your Students
How can you develop observation skills?
How can you develop measuring skills?
How can you develop communicating skills?
How can you develop classifying skills?
How can you develop predicting skills?
How can you develop inference-making skills?
How do you begin to Formulate Hypotheses
How do you develop skills in Interpreting Data
How do you develop skills in Controlling Variables
How do you develop Investigating skills?
How Well Do You Know The Process Skills?
Chapter 6: Establishing Your Science Program
What Are The Big Ideas In Science?
What Concepts Should You Include In Your Curriculum?
How Do You Build An Effective Science Learning Environment?
How Can You Set Up Your Classroom For Science?
Chapter 7: Resources You Can Use in Your Science Teaching
You
Scientists
Non-Formal Institutions
Parents
Journals and Books
Internet
Education Programs
Chapter 8: Developing Your Plan for Teaching Science
Where Am I Going In My Science Teaching Practice?
State Standards
City/District Standards
School Standards
Classroom Standards
How Do I Plan To Be An Effective Science Teacher?
Beginning the plan
Rationale For Teaching A Topic
What are your goals for teaching this lesson?
Deciding On Your Mode Of Science Instruction
Organizing Your Class
Curriculum Development
Focus Questions
How do you begin to plan your schedule?
How can you use the standards to create a compliant curriculum?
Ideas From Other Science Teachers
Developing Your Own Plan
How Will I Know When I Have Arrived At My Best Level Of Practice
Appendix 1: The National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks
What are the National Science Education Standards
What Are The Goals For School Science?
What are the Standards For K-4, 5-8 Science Content
* Abilities of technological design
* Understanding about science and technology
Appendix 2: Science Content Information for Grades 3-5
References