Place-based science teaching and learning : 40 activities for K-8 classrooms /

"Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buxton, Cory A.
Otros Autores: Provenzo, Eugene F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, ©2012.
Temas:
Science > Study and teaching (Elementary) > Activity programs.
Sciences > Étude et enseignement (Primaire) > Méthodes actives.
EDUCATION > Teaching Methods & Materials > Science & Technology.
Science > Study and teaching (Elementary) > Activity programs
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom:
  • Monocot versus Dicot Plants
  • Germinating Seeds
  • How will global warming affect you?
  • Your water footprint
  • Where did my juice come from?
  • Distance learning: Reaching beyond one's classroom
  • Interviewing a Scientist
  • Creating an Environmental Advocacy Press kit
  • Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building:
  • Student nutrition and eating habits at School
  • Study of student exercise habits
  • Study of fitness levels
  • Water fountain water versus Bottled water
  • How physical space is used in schools
  • Conducting a school energy audit
  • Water drops and water loss
  • Science performances
  • Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds:
  • Tracking weather
  • Soil erosion and runoff
  • Urban gardens
  • Bird watching in the schoolyard
  • Adopt a tree
  • One square meter of ground survey
  • Insects all around you
  • Acid rain
  • Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood:
  • Stream study, monitoring, and restoration
  • Pollution in the neighborhood
  • Traffic patterns
  • Survey of local plants
  • Science in swimming pools
  • Patterns in Nature
  • Wildlife census in a neighborhood park
  • Who gets sick and why?
  • Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community:
  • Science in museums
  • Science in zoos and aquariums
  • Surveying local parks
  • Geology and buildings
  • Science in hospitals and health care
  • Where does your food come from?
  • Where does your water come from?
  • Where does your garbage go?

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