Authors: Wendy Saul, Jeanne Reardon, Charles R. Pearce, Donna Dieckman, Donna Neutze
ISBN-13: 9780325005102, ISBN-10: 0325005109
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: 2nd Edition
Wendy Saul, Professor of Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, is Director of the National Science Foundation-supported Elementary Science Integration Projects (ESIP). She is the originator of Search It! Science, an online resource available from Heinemann. She also serves as editor of "Thinking Classroom: An International Journal of Reading, Writing and Critical Reflection."
Jeanne Reardon is a classroom teacher who works with ESIP at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. A long-time classroom teacher, Jeanne is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching.
Charles Pearce is a classroom teacher who works with ESIP at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Pearce, a long-time classroom teacher, is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching.
Donna Dieckman is a classroom teacher who works with ESIP at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She taught for nine years in Montgomery County and serves as Program Director.
Donna Neutze serves as ESIP program resource specialist.
What does a Science Workshop look like in a real classroom? How do Science Workshop teachers plan? Where does literacy instruction come into play? How do you track children's learning? This second edition, chock-full of new information and ideas, leaves teachers even more eager to implement an inquiry-based science curriculum.
NEW features:
Acknowledgements | vii | |
Contributors | ix | |
Chapter 1 | Science Workshop | 1 |
Chapter 2 | Science Workshop: Capturing the Essence of Scientific Inquiry | 17 |
Chapter 3 | Inquiry: A Classroom Model | 39 |
Chapter 4 | Reading as Scientists | 74 |
Chapter 5 | Writing: A Way into Thinking Science | 86 |
Chapter 6 | Inquiring into Assessment | 101 |
Chapter 7 | Resources for Resourceful Teachers | 115 |
Chapter 8 | Looking Both Ways | 137 |