Best Practices for Teaching Science
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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 study
- Model lessons in environmental studies and real-world science
- Inquiry-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!
Contents
Preface
Preface
About the Author
About the Author
About the Contributors
- 1. Expeditionary Learning Receives Prestigious Toyota Tapestry Grant: Project Dracula - Peter M. Menth, California
- 2. Less Is More . . . Really - Stanley A. Wawrzyniak, New Hampshire
- 3. More Than Just Rockets - Douglas L. Bailer, Alabama
- 4. Gravity - Carol J. Skousen, Utah
- 5. Making Microbes Fun - Jason E. Hughes, West Virginia
- 6. Building Our Curriculum as We Build a Straw-Bale Greenhouse - Sally Ogilvie, Utah
- 7. Real-World Science Engagement - Kim Reining Gray, Georgia
- 8. A Method for Inquiry Science - Mark Goldner, Massachusetts
- 9. Using Technology and Music to Motivate Science Students - Brenda Zabel, Nebraska
- 10. The Power of Building a Positive Classroom Climate - Cindy Corlett, Colorado
- 11. Mission Possible - Pam Roller, Indiana
- 12. Robots: From Science Fiction to Science Fact - Lindsey Prentice, Indiana
- 13. A Different Kind of Service - Deborah Perryman, Illinois
- 14. Environmental Studies Enhance Middle School Education - Nancy Elliott, Missouri
- 15. An Independent Student Research Program Implemented in a Rural Michigan Community - Jeff Shull, Michigan
- 16. An Inquiry-Based, Student-Centered Approach - Jeff Shull, Michigan
- 17. One Very Special Evening of Science - Frieda Taylor Aiken, Georgia
Index
Index
Description
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 study
- Model lessons in environmental studies and real-world science
- Inquiry-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!
Contents
Preface
Preface
About the Author
About the Author
About the Contributors
- 1. Expeditionary Learning Receives Prestigious Toyota Tapestry Grant: Project Dracula - Peter M. Menth, California
- 2. Less Is More . . . Really - Stanley A. Wawrzyniak, New Hampshire
- 3. More Than Just Rockets - Douglas L. Bailer, Alabama
- 4. Gravity - Carol J. Skousen, Utah
- 5. Making Microbes Fun - Jason E. Hughes, West Virginia
- 6. Building Our Curriculum as We Build a Straw-Bale Greenhouse - Sally Ogilvie, Utah
- 7. Real-World Science Engagement - Kim Reining Gray, Georgia
- 8. A Method for Inquiry Science - Mark Goldner, Massachusetts
- 9. Using Technology and Music to Motivate Science Students - Brenda Zabel, Nebraska
- 10. The Power of Building a Positive Classroom Climate - Cindy Corlett, Colorado
- 11. Mission Possible - Pam Roller, Indiana
- 12. Robots: From Science Fiction to Science Fact - Lindsey Prentice, Indiana
- 13. A Different Kind of Service - Deborah Perryman, Illinois
- 14. Environmental Studies Enhance Middle School Education - Nancy Elliott, Missouri
- 15. An Independent Student Research Program Implemented in a Rural Michigan Community - Jeff Shull, Michigan
- 16. An Inquiry-Based, Student-Centered Approach - Jeff Shull, Michigan
- 17. One Very Special Evening of Science - Frieda Taylor Aiken, Georgia
Index
Index
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Best Practices for Teaching Science
What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do
March 2007 | 112 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412924573 | $37.95 |
| Hardcover | 01/02/2026 | 9781412924566 | $79.95 |
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 study
- Model lessons in environmental studies and real-world science
- Inquiry-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!
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- About the Author
- About the Contributors
- 1. Expeditionary Learning Receives Prestigious Toyota Tapestry Grant: Project Dracula
- 2. Less Is More . . . Really
- 3. More Than Just Rockets
- 4. Gravity
- 5. Making Microbes Fun
- 6. Building Our Curriculum as We Build a Straw-Bale Greenhouse
- 7. Real-World Science Engagement
- 8. A Method for Inquiry Science
- 9. Using Technology and Music to Motivate Science Students
- 10. The Power of Building a Positive Classroom Climate
- 11. Mission Possible
- 12. Robots: From Science Fiction to Science Fact
- 13. A Different Kind of Service
- 14. Environmental Studies Enhance Middle School Education
- 15. An Independent Student Research Program Implemented in a Rural Michigan Community
- 16. An Inquiry-Based, Student-Centered Approach
- 17. One Very Special Evening of Science
- Index