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Core text for Science in Early Childhood and Science in the Elementary School courses.

The new edition of this popular text again gathers all of the elements necessary to help prospective teachers learn to inspire children to care about their world and how it works, enjoy investigating it, and remember with pride what their investigations uncover. These authors clearly demonstrate that to be effective, science teaching must engage children not just physically, intellectually, and socially; but, emotionally, as well. They show how providing achievable goals and appropriate guidance sparks children's natural interest in what things do, how things work, and why things happen the way they do. The text's multi-model approach works with a variety of learning styles. It connects science activities with the rest of the early childhood curriculum—math, literature, music, art, etc.—and places science in the context of today's children's lives within the family and the community.

• NEW - Incorporation of the work of Stanley Greenspan, MD—Defines the emotional origins of intellectual development and substantiates the authors' long-held belief that engaging children emotionally is key to successful science teaching.

  • Gives students the benefit of this leading researcher's work with children of all ages—puts text material into context with Greenspan's findings, and helps students connect them to current, accepted science teaching practices.

• NEW - Increased attention to neuroscience—Expands discussion of how the brain functions, including thought processing and the interplay of emotions and memory in learning.

  • Supplies a physical rationale for the emotions-learning connection—instills confidence in students by illustrating the solid foundation for text-sanctioned strategies.

• NEW - Recasting of learning objectives for science activities—Reflects the authors' conviction of the need to connect children's feelings to meaningful explorations in order to achieve lasting learning.

  • Delineates objectives for each activity based on underlying theory—provides a proven rationale for the use of each strategy.

• NEW - Addition of fresh activities—Update avenues for exploration.

  • Provides new experiences with insects, things that move in the air, simple machines, and crystal formation—ideas future teachers can take right into their classrooms.

• NEW - Ideas for making school grounds more conducive to outdoor science activities.

  • Illustrates the authors' belief that outdoor activities are invaluable in truly engaging children and making science come alive—urges future teachers to become active in creating environments in which all children can easily experience and learn about the natural world.

• NEW - 300 new children's literature links, teacher references and electronic resources.

  • Offers future teachers a beginning library of supportive materials for classroom use.

• Standards for science education tied to each activity—Build repertoire of classroom tested activities that meet AAAS Benchmark, National Standards for K-4 Science Education, and NAEYC guidelines.

• AAAS Benchmark Standards for science education—Tied to each concept-building activity.

  • Helps students build a classroom repertoire of tested activities geared to National Science Education Standards.

• Inviting chapter openers—For each activities chapter.

  • Mitigates science anxiety by setting science topics within the context of students' experience.

• Exploring at Home —Reproducible take—home family activity sheets include concept statements.

  • Assist future teachers to engage parents and other caregivers in children's science education—supports current findings on family influence on learning and motivation in young children.

• Suggested Community Resources sections—In each activities chapter.

  • Identify sources of formal and informal tools and assistance for science education.

• Incorporation of the work of Stanley Greenspan, MD—Defines the emotional origins of intellectual development and substantiates the authors' long-held belief that engaging children emotionally is key to successful science teaching.

  • Gives students the benefit of this leading researcher's work with children of all ages—puts text material into context with Greenspan's findings, and helps students connect them to current, accepted science teaching practices.

• Increased attention to neuroscience—Expands discussion of how the brain functions, including thought processing and the interplay of emotions and memory in learning.

  • Supplies a physical rationale for the emotions-learning connection—instills confidence in students by illustrating the solid foundation for text-sanctioned strategies.

• Recasting of learning objectives for science activities—Reflects the authors' conviction of the need to connect children's feelings to meaningful explorations in order to achieve lasting learning.

  • Delineates objectives for each activity based on underlying theory—provides a proven rationale for the use of each strategy.

• Addition of fresh activities—Update avenues for exploration.

  • Provides new experiences with insects, things that move in the air, simple machines, and crystal formation—ideas future teachers can take right into their classrooms.

• Ideas for making school grounds more conducive to outdoor science activities.

  • Illustrates the authors' belief that outdoor activities are invaluable in truly engaging children and making science come alive—urges future teachers to become active in creating environments in which all children can easily experience and learn about the natural world.

• 300 new children's literature links, teacher references and electronic resources.

  • Offers future teachers a beginning library of supportive materials for classroom use.

I. THE RATIONALE.

II. CONCEPTS, EXPERIENCES, AND INTEGRATING ACTIVITIES.

APPENDICES.

Science Methods (Elementary)  [PHONICS]   (Curriculum & Instruction)
Science in Early Childhood  (Early Childhood Education)

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  Science Experiences for the Early Childhood Years: An Integrated Affective Approach, 9/E
  Harlan & Rivkin
  ©2008 | Merrill | Paper; 384 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131573098 | ISBN-13: 9780131573093
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  Core text for Science in Early Childhood and Science in the Elementary School courses.

   

  The ninth edition of Science Experiences for the Early Childhood Years is written during recurrent national anxiety about science education.  Since the 1957 launch of Sputnik, concern has pervaded the overlapping circles of education, business, labor, and government.  The United States is afraid of losing its high standard of living to countries that have more citizens, or are more desperately hard-working, or whose children both score higher on international math and science tests and pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers with more frequency.  The aim of this book is to help new teachers be both informed in science and strong in their belief that science is great for children, a master discipline, that naturally facilitates attention to math and reading. 

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