Monday, April 20, 2020

The Sourcebook for Teaching Science

 The Sourcebook for Teaching Science


http://www.csun.edu/science/index.html
There are a myriad of ways to navigate and use this resource. I researched the Pictionary game for teaching science concepts. Fun!
 I also looked at the Academic Word List (not exclusive to the discipline of science). These are important terms students should be learning and becoming comfortable using. Here is the list.

achieve
acquisition
alternative
analysis
approach
area
aspects
assessment
assume
authority
available
benefit
circumstances
comments
components
concept
consistent

 corresponding
criteria
data
deduction
demonstrate
derived
distribution
dominant
elements
equation
estimate
evaluation
factors
features
final
function
initial

instance
interpretation
journal
maintenance
method
perceived
percent
period
positive
potential
previous
primary
principle
procedure
process
range
region
relevant
required
research
resources
response
role
section
select
significant
similar
source
specific
strategies
structure
theory
transfer
variables


About Sourcebook:
The Sourcebook for Teaching Science – Strategies, Activities, and Instructional Resources, provides new and experienced teachers a wealth of teaching strategies, resources, lessons, activities, and ideas to enhance the teaching and learning of physics, chemistry, biology, and the earth and space sciences. Resources are based on learning theory, and are designed to stimulate student interest and involvement. As students engage in the activities of this book, they develop higher order reasoning skills, and a deeper understanding of scientific concepts and their relevance to their everyday life.


The Sourcebook for Teaching Science is designed to complement any secondary school science curriculum. Science teachers will find ready-to-use demonstrations, experiments, illustrations, games, puzzles, analogies, lessons, activities, and strategies, as well as explanations of how to adapt these for English learners and diverse student populations. All topics are accompanied by extensive background material, providing teachers with the scientific, organizational, and pedagogical principles necessary for successful classroom implementation.

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