Science for All Children:

A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District

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Size: 240 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1997

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Science for All Children provides guidelines for planning and implementing an inquiry-based elementary science program in any school district. The book presents a rationale for inquiry-based science, describes how teaching through inquiry supports the way children naturally learn, explains the ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Introduction	1-4	(skim)
Part 1: Building a Foundation for Change	5-6	(skim)
1. The Value of Science Education	7-20	(skim)
2. How Children Learn	21-31	(skim)
3. Sharing the Vision of Exemplary Elementary Science	32-38	(skim)
4. Planning for the New Elementary Science Program	39-60	(skim)
Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Change	61-62	(skim)
5. Criteria for Selecting Inquiry-Centered Science Curriculum Materials	63-75	(skim)
6. Professional Development for Inquiry-Centered Science	76-88	(skim)
7. Establishing a Science Materials Support Center	89-99	(skim)
8. Assessment Strategies for Inquiry-Centered Science	100-121	(skim)
9. Building Support for the Science Program	122-132	(skim)
Part 3: Inquiry-Centered Science in Practice	133-134	(skim)
Introduction	135-137	(skim)
Montgomery County, Maryland	138-145	(skim)
Spokane, Washington	146-152	(skim)
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	153-157	(skim)
Cupertino, California	158-163	(skim)
Huntsville, Alabama	164-170	(skim)
Pasadena, California	171-176	(skim)
San Francisco, California	177-183	(skim)
Green Bay, Wisconsin	184-190	(skim)
Epilogue	191-192	(skim)
Notes	193-195	(skim)
Appendix A: Professional Associations and U.S. Government Organizations	196-213	(skim)
Appendix B: Exemplary Elementary Science Curriculum Materials	214-215	(skim)
Index	216-221	(skim)
Credits	222-223	(skim)
National Science Resources Center Advisory Board	224-226	(skim)

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Science for All Children provides guidelines for planning and implementing an inquiry-based elementary science program in any school district. The book presents a rationale for inquiry-based science, describes how teaching through inquiry supports the way children naturally learn, explains the five building blocks of an elementary school science program, and profiles successful inquiry-based science programs in districts nationwide.

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"Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District, from National Academy Press (Washington, DC), provides guidelines for planning and implementing an inquiry-based elementary science program in any school district." Curriculum Administrator

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