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Author Michaels, Sarah, 1953-

Title Ready, set, science! : putting research to work in K-8 science classrooms / Sarah Michaels, Andrew W. Shouse, and Heidi A. Schweingruber ; Board on Science Education, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 197 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
Contents 1. A new vision of science in education -- 2. Four strands of science learning -- 3. Foundational knowledge and conceptual change -- 4. Organizing science education around core concepts -- 5. Making thinking visible : talk and argument -- 6. Making thinking visible : modeling and representation -- 7. Learning from science investigations -- 8. A system that supports science learning -- Notes -- Appendix A. Questions for practitioners -- Appendix B. Assessment items based on a learning progression for atomic-molecular theory -- Appendix C. Academically productive talk -- Appendix D. Biographical sketches of oversight group and coauthors.
Summary What types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? Created by the National Academies Press, this Web site is an online version of a book published in 2007 entitled, Ready, set, science! The book explores what science educators teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, curriculum designers, school administrators need to know to create and support such experiences.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- United States.
Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
United States.
Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Research -- United States.
Research.
Education, Secondary -- Curricula -- United States.
Education, Secondary -- Curricula.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Shouse, Andrew W.
Schweingruber, Heidi A.
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science Education.
Other Form: Print version: Michaels, Sarah, 1953- Ready, set, science!. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008 9780309106146 0309106141 (DLC) 2007030504 (OCoLC)157023351
ISBN 9780309106153 (electronic book)
030910615X (electronic book)
1281110019
9781281110015
0309106141 (paperback)
9780309106146 (paperback)