Science for all children : a guide to improving elementary science education in your school district
Title:
Science for all children : a guide to improving elementary science education in your school district
Author:
National Science Resources Center (U.S.)
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [1997]
©1997
Physical Description:
xiii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:
English
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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Electronic Access:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4964.html
ISBN:
9780309052979
Format :
Book
