Provide the pedagogical and content knowledge needed to teach elementary school students science and scientific ways of thinking
Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach encompasses everything pre-service elementary educators need to learn to effectively teach science to their students. Written in a clear, motivating style, this text helps aspiring elementary teachers become leaders who can inspire young children to experience science through the joys and challenges of inquiry and discovery. Additionally, six chapters devoted specifically to content knowledge in the areas of earth/space, life, and physical sciences provide readers with the foundations they will need as beginning science teachers.
Provide the pedagogical and content knowledge needed to teach elementary school students science and scientific ways of thinking
Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach encompasses everything pre-service elementary educators need to learn to effectively teach science to their students. Written in a clear, motivating style, this text helps aspiring elementary teachers become leaders who can inspire young children to experience science through the joys and challenges of inquiry and discovery. Additionally, six chapters devoted specifically to content knowledge in the areas of earth/space, life, and physical sciences provide readers with the foundations they will need as beginning science teachers.
Don DeRosa, Ed.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor at
Boston University School of Education where he teaches science
teaching methods to elementary and secondary education pre-service
teachers.
Joseph Abruscato is a former public school science teacher and
Science Methods professor retired from University of Vermont. He
has also wrote or co-authored a variety of materials for teachers
and students including Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods
for the Elementary and Middle Grades, 3rd Edition, and T he Whole
Cosmos Catalog of Science Activities.
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