Teaching Science For All Children: An Inquiry Approach

by Colleen Sexton, Teresa Franklin, Jack Gerlovich

“I think that this book is the best that is presently on the market.”
Barbara Rasco, State University of New York at Buffalo

Learn science through inquiry
The Fourth Edition of Teaching Science For All Children: An Inquiry Approach emphasizes learning science through inquiry even more than in past editions, while maintaining it's focus on NSE standards integration, constructivism, technology, and the authors' 4-E Learning Cycle: Explore, Explain, Expand, Evaluate.

Use video to enhance your course!
The NEW! “VideoWorkshop” CD-ROM accompanying this text features over 60 minutes of brief, interactive video segments of classroom footage, insights from future teachers, and safety demonstrations. This video is integrated into the text through corresponding “Video Explorations” sections that provide a summary of each clip, “Tips for Viewing, Objectives, or What to Watch for,” questions for exploration, and suggestions for application.

What's New To This Edition?

An ALL NEW Chapter 8 discusses integrating science into math, language arts, and the social studies. An ALL NEW Chapter 5 promotes authentic assessment and provides numerous examples are given of how teachers assess and evaluate student performance. Featured 4-E Lesson Plans have been added to each chapter in Part I, illustrating the 4-E method of teaching. Each lesson describes a hands-on, classroom-tested activity. Expanded coverage of environmental science. Chapter 11 features a lesson from internationally acclaimed Project Learning Treemodified into a 4-E learning cycle, as well as a full PLT lesson plan on the Companion Website. The Build a Portfolio (or E-folio) provides suggestions on how to keep a portfolio electronically. Appendices are thoroughly revised and support the reform efforts advocated by the National Science Education Standards.

Also available in compact, paperback ”splits”!

Teaching Science for All Children: Inquiry Methods for Constructing Understanding, Third Edition ISBN: 0-205-43153-4
Teaching Science for All Children: Inquiry Lessons for Constructing Understanding, Third Edition ISBN: 0-205-43152-6

620 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

Educational publishing professional with extensive experience developing both print and digital content for grades K–12. Author of more than 150 nonfiction books for kids in grades K-6.