Lawrence F. Lowery

The Everyday Science Sourcebook, Revised 2nd Edition (eBook, PDF)

Ideas for Teaching in Elementary and Middle School

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This sourcebook was created because science should be memorable, not memorizable. from the Introduction to The Everyday Science Sourcebook, Revised 2nd Edition Think of this unique reference book as Inspiration Central for elementary and middle school science teachers. Fully updated with content selected to build on the AAAS and National Science Education Standards, this new edition is full of hundreds of entries that can spark your thinking the next time you need to fill in a gap in your curriculum, add a fresh element to your textbook lessons, or extend and enrich hands-on activities. The Everyday Science Sourcebook is structured like an easy-to-use thesaurus. Just look up a topic in the Index, note the reference number, and then use that number to find a wealth of related activities in the Entry section. For example, looking up meteorology can lead you to notes on the Earth's temperature. From there, you'll see entries on how students can make a liquid thermometer, graph air temperatures, and measure the conversion of solar energy to heat energy. Six broad content categories provide the framework for the main body of this book, the Entry section: • Inorganic matter • Organic matter • Energy • Inference models • Technology • Instructional apparatus, materials, and systems The Everyday Science Sourcebook deserves a prominent spot on your bookshelf. Refer to it daily as a springboard for ideas that make science memorable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: NSTA - National Science Teaching Association
• Seitenzahl: 537
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781936959846
• Artikelnr.: 73745434

Autorenporträt

Lawrence Lowery taught in the Oakland, CA, public schools before becoming a professor of science education at the University of California, Berkeley. He has more than 40 years' experience creating science activities and programs, developing curricula, and writing articles and books, including the NSTA Press publication The Everyday Science Sourcebook and the I Wonder Why series.