Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry (10th Edition)

Accountable Inquiry Inquiry-based teaching is central to the National science Education Standards (NSES) and Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy, and research has proven that an inquiry approach to science teaching motivates and engates every type of student.Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiryprovides a clear, easy-to-follow approach to inquiry, using the 5-E Learning Cycle model of instruction (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate). This book is derived fromTeaching Science as Inquiry, which has become the leanding book on the market! New to this edition: Chapter 6,Assessing Science Learning, includes a new section on ScienceStandards and Statewide Testswhich helps teachers understand the relationship between standardized test items and the conceptual knowledge and inquiry skills students need to learn. (See pages 176-181) Updated, research-based coverage on meeting the needs ofEnglish Language Learnersand strategies for reaching diverse learners helps prepare teacher for the realities of today's classrooms. (See pages 267-271) Margin noteslink readers to activities that model standards-based inquiry and developmentally appropriate science content. (See page 5 and 15) Integration withMyEducationLabgives readers access to video clips, journal articles, examples of student work, and assessments to gauge understanding of chapter content. (See the MyEducationLab walk-through in the preface or go to www.myeducationlab.com .) Praise for Teaching Science as Inquiry: "This book is easily the best available. It gives the clearest description of the curriculum models, and the chapter on questioning is splendid...I have used it with undergraduates, graduates, beginning methods, advanced methods, television classes, and on campus classes. It has been a valuable resource for me and my students." WENDY FRAZIER, George Mason University "...this is an execellent text and one that I would use in teaching pre-service teacher of elementary and middle-level science." JIM ELLIS, The University of Kansas "...[the] content of the textbook is very informative and well organized with tables and charts. [Teaching as Inquiry] has many strengths." SENAY YASAR, Arizona State UniversityTerry L. Contant is the author of 'Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry (10th Edition)', published 2008 under ISBN 9780132353298 and ISBN 0132353296.