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

Author/creator Buxton, Cory A.
Other author Provenzo, Eugene F.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, ©2012.
Descriptionxxxiii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects
Science--Study and teaching (Elementary). --Activity programs.

Contents Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom: -- Monocot versus Dicot Plants -- Germinating Seeds -- How will global warming affect you? -- Your water footprint -- Where did my juice come from? -- Distance learning: Reaching beyond one's classroom -- Interviewing a Scientist -- Creating an Environmental Advocacy Press kit -- Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building: -- Student nutrition and eating habits at School -- Study of student exercise habits -- Study of fitness levels -- Water fountain water versus Bottled water -- How physical space is used in schools -- Conducting a school energy audit -- Water drops and water loss -- Science performances -- Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds: -- Tracking weather -- Soil erosion and runoff -- Urban gardens -- Bird watching in the schoolyard -- Adopt a tree -- One square meter of ground survey -- Insects all around you -- Acid rain -- Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood: -- Stream study, monitoring, and restoration -- Pollution in the neighborhood -- Traffic patterns -- Survey of local plants -- Science in swimming pools -- Patterns in Nature -- Wildlife census in a neighborhood park -- Who gets sick and why? -- Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community: -- Science in museums -- Science in zoos and aquariums -- Surveying local parks -- Geology and buildings -- Science in hospitals and health care -- Where does your food come from? -- Where does your water come from? -- Where does your garbage go?.
Abstract "Grounded in theory and best-practices research, this practical text provides elementary and middle school teachers with 40 place-based activities that will help them to make science learning relevant to their students. This text provides teachers with both a rationale and a set of strategies and activities for teaching science in a local context to help students engage with science learning and come to understand the importance of science in their everyday lives."--pub. desc.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011011026
ISBN9781412975254 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1412975255 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LB1585 .B87 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold