Creating a Classroom of Community Young Scientists is intended to helpteachersboth preservice and inservicedevelop exciting science programs intheir classrooms.... » 

Creating a Classroom of Community Young Scientists is intended to helpteachersboth preservice and inservicedevelop exciting science programs intheir classrooms. This book provides the groundwork for designing andimplementing a science programs in their classrooms. This book provides thegroundwork for designing and implementing a science program that takes intoaccount the latest research in teaching and learning. It provides an approachthat will capture childrens imaginations stimulate their curiosity andcreate a strong foundation for their continued interest in and appreciationof science and the world in which they live. The book is designed to be userfriendly and offers an approach to teaching science that is exciting forteachers as well.This thoroughly revised second edition will focus on making inquiry moreexplicit both in terms of the process of inquiry and teaching in ways thatcapitalize on childrens curiosity and questions. New material will also beadded on U.S. andCanadian science standards as well as professional standardsfor teachers. «