Teaching and Learning Science is a two-volume set that consists of
66 chapters written by more than 90 leading educators and
scientists. The volumes are informed by cutting-edge theory and
research and address numerous issues that are central to K-12
education. This resource will be particularly valuable for parents
and teachers as schools around the country prepare students to meet
the challenges presented when science is added to the No Child Left
Behind Act in 2007. These insightful contributions touch on many of
the most controversial topics facing science educators and students
today, including evolution, testing, homeschooling, ecology, and
the achievement gaps faced by girls, children of color, and ESL
learners. Accessible and full of insight, the set is written for
teachers, parents, and students, and offers a wealth of resources
germane to K-12 settings. The volumes are arranged according to
themes that are central to science education: language and
scientific literacy, home and school relationships, equity, new
roles for teachers and students, connecting science to other areas
of the curriculum, resources for teachers and learners, and science
in the news. The authors address controversial topics such as
evolution, and present alternative ways to think about teaching,
learning, the outcomes of science education, and issues associated
with high stakes testing. In addition, relationships between
science and literacy are explored in terms of art and science,
making sense of visuals in textbooks, reading, writing, children's
literature, and uses of comics to represent science. Chapters also
address how to teach contemporary science, including the origin of
the chemical elements, the big bang, hurricanes, tornadoes,
volcanoes, and tsunamis.
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