Elementary Science Methods: A Constructivist Approach / David Jerner Martin.

This new elementary science methods text uses a unique constructivist approach to guide students in learning by doing. It focuses on inquiry and the scientific processes and also suggests over 150 process-oriented inquiry activities that students can immediately apply in the elementary classroom. Geared to preschool through sixth grade, it represents the cutting edge of elementary science teaching with up-to-date investigations into many contemporary topics...Divided into three sections, the first section focuses on basic material - goals and objectives, processes, constructivism and inquiry, learner differences, authentic assessment and practical classroom concerns. In section two, students extend their explorations of the basic elementary science program and section three offers a model of science teaching that may represent the ultimate in constructivist science education.