Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Best Practices for Teaching Science: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do
Contributor(s): Sofman, Randi B. (Editor)

View larger image

 ISBN: 141292457X     ISBN-13: 9781412924573
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $23.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2007
Qty:

Annotation: "Connect your students to science projects that are intriguing and fun!"

Let Randi Stone and her award-winning teachers demonstrate tried-and-tested best practices for teaching science in diverse elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.

Linked to companion volumes for teaching writing and mathematics, this resource for new and veteran educators helps build student confidence and success through innovative approaches for raising student achievement in science, such as: Expeditionary learning, technology and music, and independent research studyModel lessons in environmental studies and real-world scienceInquiry-based strategies using robotics, rockets, straw-bale greenhouses, "Project Dracula," "Making Microbes Fun," and more!

With engaging activities weaving through science fact and fiction to lead learners on intriguing journeys of discovery, this guide is sure to fascinate and inspire both you and your students!

Click for more in this series: Best Practices Series
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology
Dewey: 507.1
LCCN: 2006034236
Series: Best Practices Series
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6.09" W x 8.94" L (0.41 lbs) 112 pages
Features: Ikids, Index, Table of Contents
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Discover winning inquiry-based strategies for teaching science in diverse classrooms using robotics, rockets, straw-bale greenhouses, expeditionary learning, independent research study, technology and music, and much more!

Contributor Bio(s): Sofman, Randi B.: - Randi Stone is the author of nine Corwin Press books: Best Practices for Teaching Reading: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Writing: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, and Best Practices for Teaching Science: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do. She is a graduate of Clark University, Boston University, and Salem State College. She completed her doctorate in education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!