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Science for all children a guide to improving elementary science education in your school district
Title
Science for all children [electronic resource] : a guide to improving elementary science education in your school district / National Science Resources Center, National Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Institution.
ISBN
0585022453 (electronic bk.)
9780585022451 (electronic bk.)
0309052971 (print)
9780309052979 (print)
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 225 p.) : ill.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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National Academies Press.
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Print version: Science for all children. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 23, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Building a foundation for change
The value of science education
How children learn
Sharing the vision of exemplary elementary science
Planning for the new elementary science program
pt. 2. The Nuts and bolts of change
Criteria for selecting inquiry-centered science curriculum materials
Professional development for inquiry-centered science
Establishing a science materials support center
Assessment strategies for inquiry-centered science
Building support for the science program
pt. 3. Inquiry-centered science in practice
Montgomery county, Washington
Spokane, Washington
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Cupertino, California
Huntsville, Alabama
Pasadena, California
San Francisco, California
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Epilogue.
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