Description du livre
Nationally and internationally,
educators now understand the critical importance of STEM subjects—science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics. Today, the job of the classroom science teacher
demands finding effective ways to meet current curricula standards and prepare
students for a future in which a working knowledge of science and technology
will dominate. But standards and goals don’t mean a thing unless we:
• grab students’ attention;
• capture and deepen children’s
natural curiosity;
• create an exciting learning
environment that engages the learner; and
• make science come alive inside
and outside the classroom setting.
A Guide to Teaching Elementary
Science: Ten Easy Steps gives teachers, at all stages of classroom experience,
exactly what the title implies. Written by lifelong educator Yvette Greenspan,
this book is designed for busy classroom teachers who face tough conditions,
from overcrowded classrooms to shrinking budgets, and too often end up anxious
and overwhelmed by the challenges ahead and their desire for an excellent
science program.
This book:
• helps teachers develop curricula
compatible with the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core
Standards;
• provides easy-to-implement steps
for setting up a science classroom, plus strategies for using all available
resources to assemble needed teaching materials;
• offers detailed sample lesson
plans in each STEM subject, adaptable to age and ability and designed to
embrace the needs of all learners; and
• presents bonus information about
organizing field trips and managing science fairs.
Without question, effective science
curricula can help students develop critical thinking skills and a lifelong
passion for science.
Yvette Greenspan received her
doctorate degree in science education and has developed science curriculum at
all levels. A career spent in teaching elementary students in an urban
community, she now instructs college students, sharing her love for the
teaching and learning of science. She considers it essential to encourage
today’s students to be active learners and to concentrate on STEM topics that
will help prepare them for the real world.