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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453732403321

Autore

Tierney Bob

Titolo

How to write to learn science [[electronic resource] /] / by Bob Tierney with John Dorroh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Va., : NSTA Press, c2004

ISBN

1-281-75838-8

9786611758387

1-935155-97-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (40 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DorrohJohn

Disciplina

507/.1273

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary)

English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Secondary)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 30).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Teaching and Writing:Similar Endeavors; The First Week; Varying the Audience; Elements of a Learning Unit; Quick Reviews; The Reading-Writing Connection; Lab Report Writing; Open-Ended, Critical-Thinking Exercises; Student Research Papers; Managing the Paperwork Load; Alleviating Parental Concerns; Wrapping Up a Unit; Concluding Remarks; How Science Portfolio Assessment Can Improve Student Writing; Acknowledgments; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Make science an exhilarating process of discovery! Through a wealth of creative write-to-learn strategies, this book offers inspiring techniques to coax out the reluctant scientists in your classroom. Newly updated and expanded, this NSTA best seller is a storehouse of practical ideas and examples for use with students at all ability levels. It provides classroom-tested writing activities that you can:.:.; Introduce during the first week of class to build positive attitudes among students toward the subject of science, and toward you;.; Use at different stages in a learning unit and for quick