Best practice for teaching science: what award-winning classroom teachers do

Let Randi Stone and her award-winning teachers demonstrate tried-and-tested best practices for teaching science in diverse elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Linked to companion volumes for teaching writing and mathematics, this resource for new and veteran educators helps build student confidence and success through innovative approaches for raising student achievement in science, such as: expeditionary learning, technology and music, and independent research study Model lessons in environmental studies and real-world science Inquiry-based strategies using robotics, rockets, straw-bale greenhouses, "Project Dracula," "Making Microbes Fun," and more. With engaging activities weaving through science fact and fiction to lead learners on intriguing journeys of discovery, this guide is sure to fascinate and inspire both teachers and students.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Randi Stone
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2015
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Shelf reference507.12 STO
ISN/ISBN9781632205452
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x9t9d

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