Ready, set, science : putting research to work in K-8 science classrooms

URL:

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11882

Abstract:

Ready, Set, Science is the comprehensive synthesis of research into teaching and learning science in kindergarten through eighth grade. Based on the recently released National Research Council report Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8, this book summarizes a rich body of findings from the learning sciences and builds detailed cases of science educators at work to make the implications of research clear, accessible, and stimulating for a broad range of science educators.

Grade Level:

K - 8

Audience:

Professional/Practitioner, Educator

Learning Resource Type:

N/A

Subjects:

Subjects

Education issues

Achievement

Curriculum

Educational research

Professional development

Teaching strategies

Format:

text/html

Contributors:

Andrew Shouse (Author), Heidi Schweingruber (Author), Sarah Michaels (Author), Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (Initiator), Board on Science Education (Initiator), Center for Education (Initiator), National Academies Press (Publisher)