The Really Useful Elementary Science Book

The Really Useful Elementary Science Book Amongst the challenges that elementary teachers may often face as they introduce their students to science is the need to maintain a solid understanding of the many scientific concepts and details themselves. This essential resource, intended for pre- and in-service elementary school teachers, provides concise and comprehensible explanations of key concepts across science disciplines. Organized around the National Science Education Standards, the book tackles the full range of the elementary curriculum including life sciences, ecological sciences, physical sciences, and earth sciences. Although not a methods textbook, the clear and accessible definitions offered by veteran teacher educator Jeffrey W. Bloom will nonetheless help teachers understand science concepts to the degree that they will be able to develop rich and exciting inquiry approaches to exploring these concepts with children. Perfect as a companion to any elementary science methods textbook or as a stand alone reference for practitioners, The Really Useful Elementary Science Book is a resource teachers will want to reach for again and again. Jeffrey W. Bloom is Professor of Science Education at Northern Arizona University. Adapted from The Really Useful Science Book: A Framework of Knowledge for Primary Teachers by Steve Farrow © Steve Farrow, 1999 The Really Useful Elementary Science Book Jeffrey W. Bloom Adapted from The Really Useful Science Book: A Framework of Knowledge for Primary Teachers by Steve Farrow © Steve Farrow, 1999 First published 2011 by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Simultaneously published in the UK by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2010. To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk. © 2011, Taylor & Francis Adapted from The Really Useful Science Book: A Framework of Knowledge for Primary Teachers by Steve Farrow © Steve Farrow, 1999 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication D