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Starting with Science
Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquiry
Young children arrive at school with unrestrained curiosity and wonder about the world. A fact-based, hands-on activity approach to teaching science, however, is not enough to help them deepen their scientific thinking or discoveries.
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Young children arrive at school with unrestrained curiosity and wonder about the world. A fact-based, hands-on activity approach to teaching science, however, is not enough to help them deepen their scientific thinking or discoveries. In Starting with Science: Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquiry, Marcia Talhelm Edson explores the big ideas surrounding inquiry-based science; she helps teachers thoughtfully plan for and implement a conceptual approach to teaching and l...read more
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Understanding Inquiry-Based Science
- Chapter 2: Strategies for Teaching in an Inquiry-Focused Environment
- Chapter 3: Science as a Context for Literacy: Reading, Writing, and Speaking
- Chapter 4: Assessing for Understanding
- Chapter 5: Designing an Inquiry Unit
- Chapter 6: Teachers Talk About Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
- Chapter 7: The Conversation Continues
- Appendixes
- Bibliography
- Index