Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

40 Activities for K-8 Classrooms
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Cory A. Buxton - Oregon State University, USA
Eugene F. Provenzo - University of Miami, USA
Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning
May 2011 | 248 pages | Sage US
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Description

Forty classroom-ready science teaching and learning activities for elementary and middle school teachers

Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives.



Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom

Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom

Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building

Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building

Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds

Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds

Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood

Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood

Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community

Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community

Conclusion

Conclusion

Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Description

Forty classroom-ready science teaching and learning activities for elementary and middle school teachers

Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives.



Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom

Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom

Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building

Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building

Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds

Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds

Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood

Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood

Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community

Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community

Conclusion

Conclusion

Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

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Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

40 Activities for K-8 Classrooms

Cory A. Buxton , Eugene F. Provenzo
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May 2011 | 248 pages | Sage US

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Forty classroom-ready science teaching and learning activities for elementary and middle school teachers

Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives.




Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning
  • Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom
  • Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building
  • Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds
  • Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood
  • Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

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Other Sage text was more appropriate to my course
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“I would very likely use this book for my course - as previously stated, it’s easy reading. Activities are simple for students…It’s a win-win situation for all teachers and students.”
Carolyn Cyriaque, Chicago State University

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