Sciencing - 4th Edition Author:Sandra Cain Organized around the National Science Education Standards, this book takes a constructivist approach to teaching science methods that focuses on first-hand experience. It encourages teachers to become actively involved as they process information they can transfer to their own elementary and middle school classrooms. Essentially, readers will le... more »arn to process information the same way their science students do. Chapter topics cover science as inquiry; a brief history of science education; planning, organizing, and managing inquiry-based science experiences; guiding and facilitating inquiry-based science learning; using instructional technology to enhance science teaching and learning; the multiple roles of assessment; types of assessment tools; inquiry-based teaching and learning of physical science concepts; inquiry-based teaching and learning of life science concepts; inquiry-based teaching and learning of earth and space science concepts; inquiry-based teaching and learning of science and technology concepts; and becoming an effective inquiry-based science teacher. For elementary and middle school science teachers.« less