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Machine generated contents note: 1.Inquiry: The Path; Discovery: The Destination -- It is not just teaching science, it is using science to teach thinking. -- Getting Started -- Science: What Is It, Really? -- What Is Scientific Thinking? A Look at Some Masters -- Doing Science and the Next Generation Science Standards -- How Children Learn Science -- The Nature of Science -- Science as a Set of Values -- Equity Issues: Your Science Teaching Will Help Resolve Them -- Your Attitude Makes a Difference -- Connecting Technology and Engineering in Your Teaching -- Reality Check -- Yes, You Can Do It! Science for All Children, Every Day, in Every Way -- Summary -- Going Further -- Resources for Discovery Learning -- Internet Resources -- Print Resources -- Notes -- 2.Science Practices and Inquiry Process Skills -- How can I help children use science and engineering practices to make discoveries? -- Getting Started -- A Vision For Learning Science and Engineering through Discovery |
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Note continued: How Do I Teach So Discovery Learning Happens? -- Discovery Is a Time of Enthusiasm, Excitement, and Energy! -- What Is Inquiry? -- Learning Content Through Inquiry and Learning to Inquire -- The NGSS Science and Engineering Practices -- Reality Check -- Inquiry Skills -- Inquiry Process Skills Used to Create Descriptive Models -- Reality Check -- Practical Applications Using Inquiry Process Skills to Create a Descriptive Model of a Butterfly -- Inquiry Process Skills Used to Create Explanations -- Inquiry Process Skills Used to Create an Experimental Model -- Make the Case An Individual or Group Challenge -- Summary -- Reality Check -- Resources for Discovery Learning -- Internet Resources -- Print Resources -- Notes -- 3.Planning Units and Lessons -- How can I plan and manage inquiry-based, discovery-focused units and lessons? -- Getting Started -- Curriculum Planning, Unit Planning, And Lesson Planning: How Are They Different? |
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Note continued: The Scope of the Science Curriculum -- The Sequence of the Science Curriculum -- Science Standards: How They Inform Scope And Sequence -- Guidelines For Planning Your Curriculum -- Unit Planning -- What Makes a Good Lesson Plan? -- Developing a Good Lesson Plan: Six Essential Elements -- Sample Lesson Plan Templates -- Aids to Planning -- Reality Check -- Summary -- Discovery Learning -- Internet Resources -- Print Resources -- Notes -- 4.Creating Environments for Discovery -- How can I effectively create an inviting science discovery space, encourage science talk, and foster cooperative learning in my science classroom? -- Getting Started -- Creating a Dynamic and Inviting Science Workspace -- Discovery Stations -- Adding Some Life to the Classroom -- Remember to Consider Other Senses -- Distributing Materials -- Providing Work Areas -- Providing Clear Directions -- Creating Routines -- Encouraging Science Talk -- Questioning Strategies |
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Note continued: Wait-Time/Think-Time Strategies -- Fostering Active Listening Strategies for Your Students -- Science Talk and the Science Circle -- Encouraging Collaboration -- Summary -- On Your Own or in a Cooperative Learning Group -- Resources for Discovery Learning -- Internet Resources -- Print Resources -- Notes -- 5.Assessment of Understanding and Inquiry -- A good teacher asks, "How am I doing?" A great teacher asks, "How are my students doing?" -- Getting Started -- Distinguishing Formative and Summative Approaches to Assessment -- Assessment and the NGSS -- Developing Assessment Strategies -- Prompt and Rubric -- Performance Assessment -- Reality Check -- Portfolios -- Anecdotal Records -- Affective Development Checklists -- Science Conferences with Children -- Science Notebooks -- Science Probes -- Children's Self-Assessment -- Concept Mapping -- Creative Assessments -- Evaluating Traditional Assessment Strategies -- End-of-Chapter Assignment |
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Note continued: Quizzes -- End-of-Unit Tests -- Research Reports -- Activity Writeups -- Standardized Tests -- Creating Rubrics and Scoring Guides -- Reality Check -- Summary -- Going Further -- Resources for Discovery Learning -- Internet Resources -- Print Resources -- Notes -- 6.Integrating Science and Engineering -- How can I integrate inquiry-based science and engineering with other subjects in a child's school day? -- Getting Started -- The Next Generation Science Standards -- Science/Engineering and Language Arts -- The Common Core State Standards -- Selecting Trade Books That Stimulate Inquiry and Discovery -- Three Integrating Techniques -- Weaving It All Together with Language Arts -- Extending the Basics: Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing -- Reality Check -- Science/Engineering and Mathematics -- Computational Skills -- Data Collection and Expression -- Make the CASE -- Logical Reasoning -- Science/Engineering and Social Studies |
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Note continued: Science/Engineering and Art -- Science/Engineering and Music -- A Note about STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics -- Science/Engineering, Health, and Physical Education -- Reality Check -- Summary -- Going Further -- Resources for Discovery Learning -- Internet Resources -- Print Resources -- Notes -- History and Nature of the Earth/Space Sciences -- Careers in the Earth/Space Sciences -- Key Events in the Understanding of the Earth/Space Sciences -- Women and Men Who Have Shaped the Development of the Earth/Space Sciences -- Personal and Social Implications of the Earth/Space Sciences -- Personal and Community Health -- Hazards, Risks, and Benefits -- Earth/Space Science Technology: Its Nature and Impact -- The Design of Earth/Space Science Technology -- Examples of Earth/Space Science Technology -- Long-Term Implications of Earth/Space Science Technology -- 7.Earth and Space Science -- Getting Started |
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Note continued: Earth Materials (ESS2.A) -- Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions (ESS2.13) -- Earth Systems (ESS2.A) -- Weathering and Erosion -- The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes (ESS2.C) -- The Ocean Floor -- Real Teaching: Clouds -- The History of Planet Earth (ESS1.C) -- Weather and Climate (ESS2.D) -- Natural Hazards (ESS3B) -- Violent Weather -- Summary -- Notes -- 8.The Cosmos -- Getting Started -- Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1) -- Magnetars -- Quasars, Pulsars, and Black Holes -- Galaxies -- Constellations -- Our Solar System -- Our Sun, a Star -- Types of Interactions (PS2.13) -- The Planets -- Exploring Space -- The Hubble Space Telescope -- The Space Shuttle -- Exploring Space: The Next Steps -- Space Launch System (SLS) -- The International Space Station: A Rest Stop on the Road to Mars? -- Summary -- Notes -- The Life Sciences -- History and Nature of the Life Sciences -- Careers in the Life Sciences |
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Note continued: Key Events in the Development of the Life Sciences -- Women and Men Who Have Shaped the Development of the Life Sciences -- Personal and Social Implications of the Life Sciences -- Personal and Community Health -- Hazards, Risks, and Benefits -- Life Science Technology: Its Nature and Impact -- The Design of Life Science Technology -- Examples of Life Science Technology -- Long-Term Implications of Life Science Technology -- 9.Living Things -- Getting Started -- From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes (LS1-1) -- Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms (LS1.C) -- Structure and Function (LS1.A) -- Information Processing (LS1.D) -- Growth and Development of Organisms (LS.B) -- Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics (LS2) -- Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems (LS2.A) -- Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience (LS2.C) -- Social Interactions and Group Behavior (LS.D) |
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Note continued: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits (LS3) -- Inheritance of Traits (LS3.A) -- Variation of Traits (Environment) -- Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity (LS4) -- Extinction -- Natural Selection (LS4.6) -- Classifying Living Things -- The Six Kingdoms -- The Plant Kingdom: A Closer Look -- The Structure of Flowering Plants -- Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants -- The Animal Kingdom: A Closer Look -- Vertebrates: Mammals -- Real Teaching -- Climate Change and Stewardship of Earth -- Summary -- Notes -- 10.The Human Body -- Getting Started -- The Digestive System -- Structure and Function -- Food and Nutrition -- The Skeletal-Muscular System -- Bones: Structure and Function -- Muscles: Structure and Function -- The Respiratory System -- The Diaphragm, Windpipe, and Lungs: Structure and Function -- Oxygen Transport -- The Nervous System -- Nerves: Structure and Function -- The Senses -- The Excretory System |
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Note continued: The Kidneys: Structure and Function -- The Skin and Lungs: Function -- The Liver and Intestines: Function -- The Circulatory System -- The Heart and Blood Vessels: Structure and Function -- Blood -- The Reproductive System -- Structure and Function -- Reproduction and Heredity -- Summary -- Notes -- The Physical Sciences -- History and Nature of the Physical Sciences -- Careers in the Physical Sciences -- Key Events in the Development of the Physical Sciences -- Women and Men Who Have Shaped the Development of the Physical Sciences -- Personal and Social Implications of the Physical Sciences -- Personal and Community Health -- Hazards, Risks, and Benefits -- Physical Science Technology: Its Nature and Impact -- The Design of Physical Science Technology -- Examples of Physical Science Technology -- Long-Term Implications of Physical Science Technology -- 11.Matter and Motion -- Getting Started -- Matter and its Interactions (P51) |
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Note continued: Conservation of Matter -- A Closer Look at Matter -- Chemical Reactions (PS1.B) -- Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures -- Forces and Motion (PS2.A) -- Newton's Laws of Motion -- Types of Interactions (PS2.B) -- Gravity and Motion -- Air Pressure and Flight: An Example of Physics and Technology -- Real teaching: Air pressure -- Summary -- 12.Energy, Technology/Engineering -- Getting Started -- Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer (PS3.B) -- The Conservation of Energy -- Relationship Between Energy and Forces (PS3.C) -- Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life (PS3.D) -- Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer (PS4) -- Electrical Energy -- Static Electricity -- Current Electricity -- Electrical Circuits -- Magnets, Generators, and Motors -- Real Teaching: Simple Circuit -- Sound Energy -- What Causes Sound? -- Sound Can Be Absorbed or Reflected -- Light Energy -- The Reflection and Refraction of Light |
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Note continued: Light, Prisms, and Color -- Heat Energy -- What Is Heat? -- How Is Heat Measured? -- Summary. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017058200 |
| ISBN | 9780134742878 paperback |
| ISBN | 0134742877 paperback |
| ISBN | 9780134691794 paperback text with access code |
| ISBN | 0134691792 paperback text with access code |
