Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8 (repost)
Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8
Publisher: National Academies Press | ISBN 10: 0309102057 | 2007 | PDF | 404 pages | 1.3 MB
Publisher: National Academies Press | ISBN 10: 0309102057 | 2007 | PDF | 404 pages | 1.3 MB
What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, "Taking Science to School" provides a comprehensive picture of what we know about teaching and learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade. By looking at a broad range of questions, this book provides a basic foundation for guiding science teaching and supporting students in their learning."Taking Science to School" answers such questions as: When do children begin to learn about science? Are there critical stages in a child's development of such scientific concepts as mass or animate objects?