Science Literacy in Primary Schools and Pre-Schools

Science Literacy in Primary Schools and Pre-Schools by Haim Eshach.

When it comes to science, many of today's children experience narrow and impoverished learning opportunities, which, as professor Judah Schwartz writes in the preface to this book, lead ulitmately to a mere caricature of science. One source of the problem is the wrong—terribly wrong—belief that...

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Main Author: Eshach, Haim (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Classics in Science Education, 1
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Learning.
Instruction.
Science education.
Teaching.
Child development.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Should Science Be Taught in Early Childhood?
  • How Should Science Be Taught in Early Childhood?
  • When Learning Science By Doing Meets Design and Technology
  • From the Known to the Complex: The Inquiry Events Method as a Tool for K-2 Science Teaching
  • Bridging In-School and Out-Of-School Learning: Formal, Non-Formal, and Informal.

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