Ready, Set, SCIENCE! : Putting Research to Work in K-8 Science Classrooms by ...

National Academies Press

Ready, Set, SCIENCE!Putting Research to Work in K-8 Science Classrooms\nAuthor(s): National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Board on Science Education, Heidi A. Schweingruber, Andrew W. Shouse, Sarah Michaels\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: National Academies Press, United States\nImprint: National Academies Press\nISBN-13: 9780309106146, 978-0309106146\nSynopsis\nWhat types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? What do science educators, teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, curriculum designers, and school administrators need to know to create and support such experiences? Ready, Set, Science! guides the way with an account of the groundbreaking and comprehensive synthesis of research into teaching and learning science in kindergarten through eighth grade. Based on the recently released National Research Council report Taking Scie.