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Teaching High School Science Through Inquiry » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Douglas J. Llewellyn
ISBN-13: 9780761939382, ISBN-10: 0761939385
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Douglas J. Llewellyn

Douglas Llewellyn is Director of Science at the Rochester City School District, a professor of undergraduate and graduate level science education at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, a former middle school science teacher, and junior high school principal. He is a frequent guest speaker at local and national science conferences and has been involved with numerous National Science Foundation grants on systemic reform.

 

Book Synopsis

Llewellyn (science education, St. John Fisher College) provides teachers undergoing the process of National Board Certification with background information on inquiry-based science teaching and examples that will aid in completing portfolio submissions for Entry

Table of Contents

1Constructing an understanding of scientific inquiry1
2Learning about inquiry through case studies13
3Developing a philosophy for inquiry27
4Comparing traditional and inquiry-based science classrooms55
5Integrating inquiry-based activities65
6Modifying a lab activity into an inquiry investigation89
7Managing the inquiry-based classroom99
8Assessing inquiry111
9Teaching biology through inquiry129
10Teaching earth science through inquiry145
11Teaching chemistry through inquiry155
12Teaching physics through inquiry167
13Reflecting on a teaching career179
Resource : inquiry resources for high school science teachers185

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