Teaching Science To Elementary Children - EDUC 352 Resource Guide: Suggested Books

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.