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Author Buxton, Cory A.

Title Teaching science in elementary & middle school : a cognitive and cultural approach / Cory A. Buxton, Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr
Edition Second edition
Published Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [2011]
©2011

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 MELB CRC  372.35 Bux/Tsi 2011  AVAILABLE
Description xxviii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents The nature of science -- Science education in social context -- Toward a philosophy of hands-on inquiry-based science education -- Diverse learners in the science classroom -- Observing as a scientist and as a science teacher -- Understanding and teaching earth and space sciences -- Understanding and teaching biology -- Understanding and teaching chemistry -- Understanding and teaching physics -- Teacher professional development : growing as a teacher of science -- Appendix: Meeting standards through science -- Glossary
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Science -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
Author Provenzo, Eugene F.
LC no. 2010013048
ISBN 9781412979917 (paperback)
1412979919 (paperback)
Other Titles Teaching science in elementary and middle school