Thinking strategies for science, grades 5-12. ([2008])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sally Berman.
• Other Names: Berman, Sally; Berman, Sally
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Part I. Gathering Information; 1. The People Search: Getting to Know You; 2. KNL: What Do We Know? What Do We Need to Know? What Have We Learned?; 3. Asking Questions: What I Really Do Not Understand Is; 4. The Prediction Guide: Becoming More Focused Readers; 5. The Importance of Using Precise Labels: Latch Onto a Label; 6. Think-Pair-Share: And the Answer Is; 7. Making Observations: It Makes Cents to Me; 8. Accurate Observations: Hide in Plain Sight; Part II. Processing Information; 9. Mental Modeling: What Is Behind Door Number Two?; 10. Becoming Better Listeners: What a Bright Idea; 11. The Venn Diagram: Frogs and Salamanders; 12. Using a Fishbone: The Planets Organized; 13. One Way to Use a Matrix: That Is My Pet Matrix; 14. Looking for Attributes: Scavenger Hunt; Part III. Analyzing and Applying Information; 15. Lateral Thinking: Cook's Choice; 16. An Individual Writing Activity: Dear Uncle Chester; 17. A Jigsaw: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures; 18. Follow-Up for Guided Practice: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures; 19. Using a Storyboard: Home on the Range Just Is Not the Same; 20. Mapping: Making Sense of What We Know; 21. Right-Angle Thinking: Molecules in Motion; Part IV. Designing Your Own Activities; 22. Designing Your Own Activities: Your Turn!; Reproducibles; References and Recommended Readings; Index
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 114 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 507.1/2; Science -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; SCIENCE -- Study & Teaching; Science -- Study and teaching; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452214511; 1452214514
• Related ISBNs: 9781412962889; 1412962889; 9781412962896; 1412962897
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 20, 2015).
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