Everyone can learn science. How can science courses help learners refine their understanding of science topics by making science relevant to their lives? This book describes the knowledge integration approach to science teaching and learning and contrasts it with typical instruction that implements the absorption approach. Science Learning and Instruction: * Synthesizes a large body of literature on knowledge integration patterns * Illustrates the advantages of knowledge integration * Clarifies how teachers can guide students to become independent learners * Shows curriculum developers and designers how to take advantage of technology to promote inquiry and understanding of science By viewing the many intuitive ideas that students develop to explain the natural world as a starting point, this book illustrates how science activities can lead to coherent understanding. The book shows how conducting hands-on and virtual experiments, interrogating scientific simulations, and collaborating with peers can contribute to lifelong learning. Instruction aimed at knowledge integration can empower everyone to take advantage of their natural curiosity about the world and explore the wonder of science.

Everyone can learn science. How can science courses help learners refine their understanding of science topics by making science relevant to their lives? This book describes the knowledge integration approach to science teaching and learning and contrasts it with typical instruction that implements the absorption approach. Science Learning and Instruction: * Synthesizes a large body of literature on knowledge integration patterns * Illustrates the advantages of knowledge integration * Clarifies how teachers can guide students to become independent learners * Shows curriculum developers and designers how to take advantage of technology to promote inquiry and understanding of science By viewing the many intuitive ideas that students develop to explain the natural world as a starting point, this book illustrates how science activities can lead to coherent understanding. The book shows how conducting hands-on and virtual experiments, interrogating scientific simulations, and collaborating with peers can contribute to lifelong learning. Instruction aimed at knowledge integration can empower everyone to take advantage of their natural curiosity about the world and explore the wonder of science.