Instructors Manual and Test Bank

Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank For

Teaching Children Science:

A Discovery Approach 9th Edition Donald A. DeRosa Joseph Abruscato Prepared by Kim T. Brown By 1 / 4

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Contents

Part One: Strategies and Techniques

Chapter 1: Inquiry: The Path; Discovery: The Destination 5

Chapter 2: Science Practices and Inquiry Process Skills 12

Chapter 3: Planning Units and Lessons 18

Chapter 4: Creating Environments for Discovery 26

Chapter 5: Assessment of Understanding and Inquiry 33

Chapter 6: Integrating Science and Engineering 41

Part Two: The Earth/Space Sciences

Chapter 7: Earth and Space Science 49

Chapter 8: The Cosmos 56

Part Three: The Life Sciences

Chapter 9: Living Things 65

Chapter 10: The Human Body 73

Part Four: The Physical Sciences

Chapter 11: Matter and Motion 78

Chapter 12: Energy, Technology/Engineering 85

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CHAPTER 1

Inquiry: The Path; Discovery: The Destination

CHAPTER OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 introduces the concept of discovery learning, and stresses that the overarching goal in the science classroom is to help elementary students learn to make their own discoveries in order to be prepared for the dynamics of the real world. The authors provide practical thinking strategies and skills that can be used to teach elementary students about discovery learning and inquiry. The context for the chapter is helping those preparing to teach elementary students feel comfortable in their roles as future teachers of science, both in terms of content and pedagogy. This involves looking at the formal requirements of teaching, such as studying the Next Generation Science Standards, as well as the personal aspect of teaching, such as personal strengths, weaknesses, and attitudes toward science.

Engage The following handout can serve as a medium for an individual student to gather his or her recollections, or as a summary sheet for information gathered from the class as a whole.

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What Do You Remember from Your School Days?

Elementary/Middle School

Discuss any experiences in which you were expected to approach a challenge in a manner that required careful inquiry and resulted in true discoveries.

List the experiences that had a positive effect on your attitude toward science.

List your experiences that had a negative effect on your attitude toward science.

Secondary School

Discuss any experiences in which you were expected to approach a challenge in a manner that required careful inquiry and resulted in true discoveries.

List the experiences that had a positive effect on your attitude toward science.

List the experiences that had a negative effect on your attitude toward science.

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