Teaching Science To Elementary Children - EDUC 352 Resource Guide

This book is intended to encourage creativity and experimentation in teaching primary science, which are regularly recognised as features of outstanding teaching..

Since the debut of the Picture-Perfect Science books and workshops more than 10 years ago, authors Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry have learned one thing for certain: Elementary school teachers are constantly clamouring for even more ways to engage children in reading and science through picture books! To meet that demand, the 15 all-new lessons in Even More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons bring you: Even more convenience: You can cover reading and science content simultaneously and save time with ready-to-use student pages and assessments.

This book IS a set of activities that help us prepare our preservice science teachers in the areas of: Constructivism/Conceptual Change; Nature of Science; Integration (including Technology Integration), Scientific Inquiry/Engineering Design; and Diversity/Differentiation. Each section starts with a brief overview of the topic and an introduction to the activities included on the theme.

This book: helps teachers develop curricula compatible with the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core Standards; -provides easy-to-implement steps for setting up a science classroom, plus strategies for using all available resources to assemble needed teaching materials; -offers detailed sample lesson plans in each STEM subject, adaptable to age and ability and designed to embrace the needs of all learners; and -presents bonus information about organizing field trips and managing science fairs.