| Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning: 40 Activities for K-8 Classrooms Contributor(s): Buxton, Cory A. (Author), Provenzo, Eugene F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412975255 ISBN-13: 9781412975254 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 372.350 |
| LCCN: 2011011026 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.51" W x 10.97" (1.15 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Forty classroom-ready science teaching and learning activities for elementary and middle school teachers Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Provenzo, Eugene F.: - Gene Provenzo is one of the nation's leading scholars in the foundations of education. He holds the rank of full professor at the University of Miami. He has won numerous awards throughout his career in both teaching and research and sits on many editorial boards. He has authored over ten books and has contributed chapters to many more. He has authored scores of articles in a wide range of areas in education. His recent projects include Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (Allyn & Bacon, 2002), a critically-oriented introduction to the foundations of education textbook, and the forthcoming Readings in Educational Thought (SAGE, 2005). |