The story format is one of the most effective ways to engage students’ attention right from the start. Each chapter includes a list of science concepts explored, targeted strategies for using the stories with children in grades K–8, and key matching story concepts with corresponding standards in the National Science Education Standards.
All the stories relate to the world around us and encourage students to ""take ownership"" of their learning.
In the fourth book of this award-winning series, author Richard Konicek-Moran explores 15 new mysteries children and adults encounter in their daily lives.
How many parents have heard the question “How much longer?” when traveling or waiting to go somewhere? Clocks may have a meaning for some young children but even more effective are the many devices available based on the ...
Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching Richard Konicek-Moran. main purpose of this story, it helps if the students have ... Even more everyday science mysteries: Stories fiir inquiryhased science teaching. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
The story format is used because it is one of the most effective ways to engage students' attention right from the start.
Where do rotten apples go after they fall off the tree? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results.
Arlington, VA: NSTA Press. Konicek-Moran, R. 2009. More everyday science mysteries: Stories fiJr inquiry-based science teaching. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press. Konicek-Moran, R. 2010. Even more everyday science mysteries: Stories fiJr ...
It appeals to many because it satisfies the longing for something beyond the ordinary and trivial. It also makes room for embodiment, intersubjectivity and selfhood as well as for the spiritual. It provides a freedom of interpretation ...
From the possible causes of the Big Bang to the mysterious fate of odd socks, this entertaining, enlightening and often inspired book unravels the science behind the world around us.
Revised and enlarged, this fascinating second edition contains challenging questions about everyday scientific mysteries.