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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779497303321

Autore

Buxton Cory A

Titolo

Place-based science teaching and learning [[electronic resource] ] : 40 activities for K-8 classrooms / / Cory A. Buxton, Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2012

ISBN

1-4522-3053-6

1-4522-2363-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxiii, 207 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

ProvenzoEugene F

Disciplina

372.35044

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Activity programs

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction to Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning; PART I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom; PART II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building; PART III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds; PART IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood; Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Broader Community; Conclusion; Appendix: Resources for Place-Based Science Teaching and Learning

08-Index-Buxton (Place-Based)-46641Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This title address the challenges facing primary and secondary school teachers as they attempt to make science learning relevant to their students. It provides teachers with a rationale and a set of example activities for teaching science in a local context.