Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2008
Physical Details
xiii, 560 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBNs
9780131992108, 0131992104
OCLC
ocn129951277
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-539) and index.
Teaching science in grades K-8: then and now -- Goals and objectives for K-8 science -- Understanding the nature of science and sciencing -- Questioning and other behaviors that provide the foundation for active science learning -- Strategies for helping children learn science -- Selecting and using media and other instructional aids and resources -- Planning the instruction -- Assessing and reporting student achievement -- The universe -- The earth -- Water, weather, and climate -- Plants -- Neither plant nor animal -- Animals -- The human body -- Changes in matter and energy -- Friction and machines -- Heat, fire, and fuels -- Sound -- Light -- magnetism and electricity