Brian Hand, Lori Norton-Meier, Lynn Hockenberry, Kim Wise

Questions, Claims, and Evidence

The Important Place of Argument in Children's Science Writing

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Produktbeschreibung

I am so pleased that this book is going to be out in the professional conversation, especially in a time when science teaching and the understandings about our world that come about because of it get pushed aside. Katie Wood Ray Author of About the Authors Questions, Claims, and Evidence presents a new approach to science teaching that engages students fully by linking literacy and inquiry. With it youll replace the lab reports of traditional science teaching with the writing of scientists searching for answers. And in the process, you and your students may well discover that you enjoy and learn from science time more than ever. Step by step Questions, Claims, and Evidence immerses students in scientific inquiry and writing. It transforms experiments from following directions and making notes into chances to pose and answer questions that interest students. Its approach helps you: * increase students interest in science by showing students how to ask good questions and design their own experiments to answer them * improve their analysis skills by giving them tools to make and support scientific claims * boost their science writing by offering meaningful opportunities to argue for, reflect on, and summarize their findings. But Questions, Claims, and Evidence doesnt only support student learning. It improves your science teaching by: * broadening your professional knowledge with the latest research and theory * providing self-evaluation tools for monitoring your performance * answering frequently asked questions about the Questions, Claims, and Evidence approach. Try something new that will motivate your students and improve their writing abilities. Read Questions, Claims, and Evidence, and dont be surprised if your students agree with this fifth graders sentiment: I love the way that we do science now because I learn more and I get to do more. I actually feel like I am smart.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Heinemann Educational Books
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Altersempfehlung: 5 bis 11 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 276mm x 217mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780325017273
• ISBN-10: 0325017271
• Artikelnr.: 23303178

Autorenporträt

Brian Hand is the coauthor of the Heinemann titles Negotiating Science and Questions, Claims, and Evidence. He is a science educator at the University of Iowa who is involved in research on student learning and how we use language in science classrooms to help the learning process. Brian was a school teacher for eleven years before moving into the university system, where he has published in a wide range of journals.