School Science

This book presents the findings of a case study conducted in a Māori medium school where a space was created for Pūtaiao (Western science) teaching and learning from year 1 to 13. Science is currently taught in Te Reo Māori in primary school and in English in secondary school, and evidence suggests that students are engaging in science education, learning to investigate, and achieving in science.

What activities might a teacher use to help children explore the life cycle of butterflies? What does a science teacher need to conduct a "leaf safari" for students? Where can children safely enjoy hands-on experience with life in an estuary? Selecting resources to teach elementary school science can be confusing and difficult, but few decisions have greater impact on the effectiveness of science teaching.
Educators will find a wealth of information and expert guidance to meet this need in Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science. A completely revised edition of the best-selling resource guide Science for Children: Resources for Teachers, this new book is an annotated guide to hands-on, inquiry-centered curriculum materials and sources of help in teaching science from kindergarten through sixth grade.

Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary / Middle School Science Teacher, by authors M. Jenice Goldston and Laura Downey, is a core teaching methods textbook for use in elementary and middle school science methods courses.

Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary / Middle School Science Teacher, by authors M. Jenice Goldston and Laura Downey, is a core teaching methods textbook for use in elementary and middle school science methods courses.