Exemplary science for resolving societal challenges
Amid a flurry of national standards and high-stakes assessments, it's easy to overlook the curiosity and invention that is inherent to science and that should be central to any science lesson plan. Similarly, the connections between what students learn in the classroom and the issues facing our society are often lost in the race to cover the content. This title focuses on how to successfully draw on these problems to illustrate the use and understanding of science for all learners.
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- Full title :Exemplary science for resolving societal challenges / edited by Robert Yager.
Summary
Amid a flurry of national standards and high-stakes assessments, it's easy to overlook the curiosity and invention that is inherent to science and that should be central to any science lesson plan. Similarly, the connections between what students learn in the classroom and the issues facing our society are often lost in the race to cover the content. This title focuses on how to successfully draw on these problems to illustrate the use and understanding of science for all learners.
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- Publication Date:©2010.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):NSTA Press
- Place of Publication:Arlington, Va
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781936137602, 1936137607
- oclc:ocn733057991
- LC Classification:Q183.3.A1
- Dewey Decimal:303.48/3071
Table of Contents
Developing expertise in project based science : a longitudinal study of teacher development and student perceptions / Gail Dickinson, Emily J. Summers, and Julie K. Jackson -- Project-based after-school science in New York City / Kabba E. Colley and Wesley B. Pitts -- Students as scientists : guidelines for teaching science through disciplinary inquiry / Kanesa Duncan Seraphin and Erin Baumgartner -- "Who ate our corn?" We want to know and so should you! / Craig Wilson, Juan D. López Jr., and Timothy P. Scott -- Applications of biology as part of a preservice program for science teachers / Hakan Akcay -- Linking science, technology, and society by examining the impact of nanotechnology on a local community / Joseph Muskin, Janet Wattnem, and Barbara Hug -- Tahoma Outdoor Academy : learning about science and the environment inside and outside the classroom / Oksana Bartosh [and others] -- Developing students' sense of purpose with a driving question board / Ayelet Weizman, Yael Shwartz, and David Fortus -- Communic- Able : writing to learn about emerging diseases / Andrew J. Petto -- Using socioscientific issues as contexts for teaching concepts and content / Scott Applebaum, Dana …
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