Teaching Science as Inquiry (with MyLab Education): International Edition

Research tells us that an inquiry approach to science teaching motivates and engages every type of student, helping them understand science's relevance to their lives, as well as the nature of science itself. Teaching Science as Inquiry demonstrates a manageable way for new and experienced teachers to bring inquiry successfully into the science classroom through a 2-part structure: Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry and Activities for Teaching Science as Inquiry. The Methods portion scaffolds concepts and illustrates instructional models to help readers understand the inquiry approach to teaching. The Activities portion follows the 5-E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate), a Learning Cycle model introduced in the methods chapters that reflects the NSES Science as Inquiry Standards.   With a new theme of "accountable inquiry," this leading methods text has a renewed focus on assessment (focusing on backwards planning, aligning objectives with assessments, and how to develop understanding of concepts that appear on standardized tests throughout the process of inquiry).

Table of Contents:
  Chapter 1    Children, Science, and Inquiry: Some Preliminary Questions                     What Does It Mean to Teach Science As Inquiry?                     Why Should Children Learn Science?                     U.S. Science Education: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going?                     What Shall We Teach in Science?                     Science and Technology                     Teachers and Inquiry Chapter 2    Processes and Strategies for Inquiry                     Processes of Science                     Descriptive, Classificatory, and Experimental Investigations                     Teachers, Children, and Inquiry Chapter 3    Learning Science with Understanding                     The New View of Learning                     Enhancing the Understanding of Science                     Children's Alternative Conceptions and Science Learning                     Development, Learning, and Science Teaching Chapter 4    Teaching Science for Understanding: The 5-E Model of Instruction                     Inquiry Instruction                     The 5-E Model of Science Instruction                     Guided Discovery, Textbook, and Direct Instruction                     Approaches to Teaching Science                     Research on the Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Science Instruction                     Selecting Instructional Approaches for Teaching Science Chapter 5    Planning and Managing Inquiry Instruction                     Planning Science Lessons                     Managing Inquiry Instruction and Learning Chapter 6    Assessing Science Learning                     Assessment and Evaluation                     Assessment and Inquiry Science                     Informal, Traditional, and Performance Assessments                     Fitting Assessment Methods to Learning Objectives                     Examples of Informal Assessments                     Examples of Performance Assessment                     Examples of Traditional Assessment Items                     Characteristics of Items on Statewide Tests of Science Chapter 7    Effective Questioning                     Questioning: An Essential Tool for Teachers                     Questioning to Guide Inquiry Discussions                     Responding to Student Ideas                     Questioning Strategies in the Classroom: Properties of Air in First Grade                     Some Considerations in Questioning Chapter 8    Technology Tools and Resources for Inquiry Science                     Educational Technology                     The Internet as a Technology Resource for Inquiry Science                     Use Commercially Available Multimedia Packages to Enhance Science Inquiry                     Use Instructional Software Packages                     Use Computer-Based Laboratories to Collect and Process Data                     Use Spreadsheets to Organize and Analyze Data                     Communicate Through Multimedia Presentations                     Managing Educational Technology in the Science Classroom                     Take the Plunge-Join the Information Age Chapter 9    Connecting Science With Other Subjects                     Connecting Science and Mathematics                     Connecting Science and Literacy                     Connecting Science and Social Studies Chapter 10    Science for All Learners                     Students with Special Learning Needs                     Science for Gifted and Talented Students                     Science for Students from Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Backgrounds   ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING SCIENCE AS INQUIRY Section I:    Teaching Inquiry Science Activities Section II:    Physical Sciences Activities Section III:    Life Science Activities Section IV:    Earth and Space Science Activities   APPENDICES Appendix A:    Safety Suggestions for Elementary and Middle School Inquiry Activities Appendix B:    Measuring Tools, Measuring Skills Appendix C:    Selected Sources of Science Supplies, Models, Living Things, Kits, and Software Appendix D:    Selected Science Education Periodicals for Teachers and Children Appendix E:    Professional Societies for Teachers, Supervisors, and Science Educators Appenidx F:    Contemporary Elementary Science Projects and Programs

Review :
"The book is easily the best available. It gives the clearest description of the curriculum models, and the chapter on questioning is splendid...I have used it with undergraduates, graduates, beginning methods, advanced methods, television classes, and on campus classes. It has been a valuable resource for me and my students. "Wendy FrazierGeorge Mason University "...this is an excellent text and one that I would use in teaching pre-service teachers of elementary and middle-level science."Jim EllisThe University of Kansas "...[the] content of the textbook is very informative and well organized with tables and charts. [Teaching Science as Inquiry] has many strengths."Senay YasarArizona State University