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Taking science to school : learning and teaching science in grades K-8
- Title
- Taking science to school : learning and teaching science in grades K-8 / Committee on Science Learning, Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade ; Richard A. Duschl, Heidi A. Schweingruber, and Andrew W. Shouse, editors ; Board on Science Education, Center for Education, Division of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Education.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2007], ©2007.
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| Text | Request in advance | LB1585.3 .T35 2007 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xvi, 387 pages; 27 cm
- Subject
- Science > Study and teaching (Elementary) > United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also issued online.
- Contents
- Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Science learning past and present -- 2. Goals for science education -- Pt. II. How children learn science -- 3. Foundations for science learning in young children -- 4. Knowledge and understanding of the natural world -- 5. Generating and evaluating scientific evidence and explanations -- 6. Understanding how scientific knowledge is constructed -- 7. Participation in scientific practices and discourse -- Pt. III. Supporting science learning -- 8. Learning progressions -- 9. Teaching science as practice -- 10. Supporting science instruction -- Pt. IV. Future directions for policy, practice, and research -- 11. Conclusions and recommendations -- App. A. Overview of learning progressions for matter and the atomic-molecular theory -- App. B. Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.
- ISBN
- 0309102057 (hardback)
- 9780309102056 (hardback)
- 0309660696 (pdf)
- 9780309660693 (pdf)
- LCCN
- 2006038027
- OCLC
- ocm76794751
- 76794751
- SCSB-5331256
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries