Teaching Science Through Inquiry-Based Instruction

Teaching Science Through Inquiry-Based Instruction provides theory and practical advice for elementary and middle school teachers to help their students learn science. Written at a time of substantive change in science education, this book deals both with what’s currently happening and what’s expected in science classes in elementary and middle schools. Readers explore the nature of science, its importance in today’s world, trends in science education, and national science standards. 

The Thirteenth Edition is expanded to include information about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Performance Expectations for all elementary grade-level activities as well as the National Science Education Standards (NSES). Additionally, the book strives to present manageable ways to successfully bring inquiry into the science classroom by relating A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas and the 5E Instructional Model. Each chapter ends with suggested discussion questions and professional practice activities to encourage reflection and extend learning. New NGSS-aligned classroom activities provide examples of instruction that interweave the three dimensions of science.

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Classroom Videos illustrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) teaching, inquiry-based teaching, questioning strategies, cooperative grouping, and the use of technologies.

Check Your Understanding quizzes are included in each chapter and allow students to gauge their understanding of key learning outcomes.

An Activities Library allows students to search suggested activities by disciplinary core ideas, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts.