Teaching the Nature of Science Through Process Skills Activities for Grades 3-8
by Bell, Randy L.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-06-18
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
Meet current science education standards with this user-friendly book and integrate fun activities into classroom to promote studentsrs" understanding of the nature of science. Encourages teachers to move beyond teaching science as content and persuade students to think like scientists by incorporating study of science processes and the characteristics of scientific knowledge--the nature of science--into the curriculum. Written for teachers of children in grades 3-8.
Author Biography
Randy L. Bell is a former high school science teacher and Oregon New Science Teacher of the Year. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. In addition to preparing science teachers, Randy has written a number of articles for both research journals and practitioner publications such as The Science Teacher and Learning and Leading With Technology. He co-authored the elementary science methods textbook, Constructing Science in Elementary Classrooms (Allyn & Bacon, 2004), and co-edited two books, Science Units for Grades 9-12 (NETS-S Curriculum Series, ISTE, 2005) and Technology in the Secondary Science Classroom (NSF, in press).
Table of Contents
| What is science? | p. 13 |
| Observation in science - more than just seeing things! | p. 22 |
| Observation or inference : a "burning" question | p. 36 |
| Humor is in the mind of the beholder | p. 45 |
| The "proof" is in the cookie | p. 63 |
| Trailing fossil tracks | p. 72 |
| Fragmented fossil tales | p. 81 |
| Of cannon balls and tissue paper | p. 99 |
| Laying down the law | p. 113 |
| Scientific theories and the mystery tube | p. 124 |
| Patterns, patterns, everywhere | p. 142 |
| Creativity and constellations | p. 153 |
| Classified information | p. 166 |
| Experiencing experiments | p. 180 |
| Subjectivity and the boiling point of water | p. 188 |
| Perception and conception : two sides of the same coin | p. 202 |
| Of mice, men, and scientists | p. 221 |
| Science as a way of knowing | p. 234 |
| Assessment and the nature of science | p. 250 |
| Conclusion | p. 263 |
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