Place-based science teaching and learning : 40 activities for K-8 classrooms /: 40 activities for K-8 classrooms. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cory A. Buxton, Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr.
• Other Names: Buxton, Cory A; Provenzo, Eugene F
• Contents: Part I: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Classroom: -- Monocot versus Dicot Plants -- Germinating Seeds -- How will global warming affect you? -- Your water footprint -- Where did my juice come from? -- Distance learning: Reaching beyond one's classroom -- Interviewing a Scientist -- Creating an Environmental Advocacy Press kit -- Part II: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the School Building: -- Student nutrition and eating habits at School -- Study of student exercise habits -- Study of fitness levels -- Water fountain water versus Bottled water -- How physical space is used in schools -- Conducting a school energy audit -- Water drops and water loss -- Science performances -- Part III: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching on the School Grounds: -- Tracking weather -- Soil erosion and runoff -- Urban gardens -- Bird watching in the schoolyard -- Adopt a tree -- One square meter of ground survey -- Insects all around you -- Acid rain -- Part IV: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching in the Neighborhood: -- Stream study, monitoring, and restoration -- Pollution in the neighborhood -- Traffic patterns -- Survey of local plants -- Science in swimming pools -- Patterns in Nature -- Wildlife census in a neighborhood park -- Who gets sick and why? -- Part V: Activities to Promote Place-Based Science Teaching the Broader Community: -- Science in museums -- Science in zoos and aquariums -- Surveying local parks -- Geology and buildings -- Science in hospitals and health care -- Where does your food come from? -- Where does your water come from? -- Where does your garbage go?
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 207 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 372.35/044; Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Activity programs; EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Science & Technology; Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Activity programs; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452223636; 1452223637; 9781452230535; 1452230536
• Related ISBNs: 9781412975254; 1412975255
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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