Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy (8th Edition) [Paperback]

Leslie W. Trowbridge (Author), Rodger W. Bybee (Author), Janet Carlson-Powell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130992348 | ISBN-13: 978-0130992345 | Publication Date: August 11, 2003 | Edition: 8

For Middle and Secondary Science Methods and Curriculum courses. Solidly grounded in current recommendations of the National Science Education Standards, this text offers teaching guidance and strategies for physical, biological, and earth science courses for middle school, junior high, and high school. The Authors' extensive curriculum development experience imbues the text with a practical focus. Their collective knowledge of the field balances coverage of the theory and research behind the strategies they present. Also, inherent in the text is a description of the role of constructivism in science teaching and the connection between science and society including how technological development is driven by societal needs.

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Using their extensive teaching experiences, these authors convey principles and practices of secondary school science teaching through practical examples of successful teaching strategies. The Sixth Edition updates coverage to reflect the latest developments, guidelines and everchanging profile of today's diverse classroom. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Merrill Education invites you to rediscover Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy, Eighth Edition. Still reflecting the latest in learning theory, inquiry, and professional development, this text has new pedagogy that makes it even easier for students to incorporate the hands-on, practical activities and exercises in their own classrooms.

Unique Features:

• Engage your students with Teaching Science Activity features, Investigating Science Teaching, Engaging in Action Research, and Experiencing Ethical Analysis. Located at the ends of the chapters, they provide an opportunity for students to experience science for themselves.
• Icons highlight new integrated technology resources. Discussions of technology have been updated and woven throughout the text, including Technology margin notes that encourage students to visit the text's website at www.prenhall.com/trowbridge for further research and supplemental science activities.
• Guest Editorials showcase real preservice and inservice science teachers. These editorials appear throughout the text to help illustrate concepts and provide real-world context for students.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 8 edition (August 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130992348
• ISBN-13: 978-0130992345
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,146,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experienced Secondary Science Teacher Praises this Book, September 6, 2000

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Rena Faye Norby (Spearfish, SD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy (7th Edition) (Paperback)

I am beginning my second semester using this book as my primary text for my secondary science methods class. My class has to provide students with a framework for teaching all the science content that they have mastered in their 3 years of college. This book provides an excellent source for students to think about what it means to be a science teacher, to understand major curriculum projects in earlier grades that will impact secondary science, and to address important issues of gender equity, inclusion, and national and state standards for teaching. There is too much material for me to cover fully in a 2 semester hour class, but, I try to talk about and discuss in class most of the content. The activities at the end of each chapter are excellent for giving students practical ways of applying information in the chapter. I have not found another book to equal this book's caliber and practical usefulness.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pre-service teacher perspective, April 25, 2008

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L. Rarig (WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy (9th Edition) (Paperback)

This book was the required text for a semester-long science teaching methods class. In our class, we used this book primarily as a resource, rather than reading from cover to cover. This book provides extensive citations to other works about science teaching and scientific literacy.

Bybee, Trowbridge & Powell delineate a constructivist approach to teaching, focusing on inquiry as the primary means to teach science. I implemented a variety of strategies from the text into my student teaching in a middle school science classroom.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Required for my college course, December 30, 2007

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Daniel Blell (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy (9th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is a great reference for science teachers and is also a very good textbook for a Science Methods class. Its chapters about inquiry and lab safety are quite good.