ISBN:1412924979
Author:"Buxton,Cory"
Edition:1
Publication Year:2007
Number of Pages:424
Summary:"I believe the experiments in this text can be well integrated into any science education course and help create an environment of exploration."" - Willis Walter, Jr., Florida AM University 'This textbook should be a companion of all elementary and middle school pre-service and in-service teachers who are interested in educating students of different abilities and backgrounds' - Benjamin C. Ngwudike, Jackson State University 'Science is almost always thought of as a solitary content area practiced by lone practitioners in isolated laboratories. The reality is that science is highly dependent upon culture and history. This textbook meaningfully presents these relationships in a fashion accessible to college level teacher candidates' - Claudia A. Balach, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School: A Cognitive and Cultural Approach is an introductory science curriculum and methods textbook for pre-service teachers in primary and middle schools.The primary purpose of the book is to provide an introduction to the teaching of science with an emphasis on guiding the pre-service teacher toward: - conceptual understanding of core standards-based -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "

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