Synopses & Reviews
Berman provides helpful, guided, step-by-step procedures for new and seasoned teachers to review and reassess their methods for teaching students how to collect, organize, and analyze new ideas.-Jean Eames, Chemistry and Biology TeacherBenson Polytechnic High School, Portland, OR
This book presents strategies to engage students in making meaning out of prior knowledge, texts, and specific content.-Nancy T. Davis, Associate Professor of Middle and Secondary EducationFlorida State University
A blueprint for science lessons that develop students' higher-level thinking skills
This inspiring look at teaching science presents a specific and creative approach designed to cultivate and strengthen students' critical thinking skills. The author provides interactive techniques and a variety of activities that involve student reflection, brainstorming, and verbal, visual, and analytical skills.
This second edition of Catch Them Thinking in Science offers easy-to-use strategies for cooperative learning and provides sample units of study that align with national science standards. The revised edition includes updated research, a new section on designing your own science activities, an expanded discussion of assessment methods, and an assortment of handy reproducibles to use with lesson plans. With the research-based rationale behind each activity and strategy, teachers will be able to help students: Make their thinking visible through graphic organizers such as webs, Venn diagrams, and matricesGather, process, analyze, and apply information throughout the science curriculumIncrease their comprehension by working in cooperative learning groups
Designed to promote thedevelopment of lifelong thinking and learning skills, this practical resource offers teachers powerful techniques for engaging students and advancing their achievements in science.
Synopsis
A blueprint for science lessons that develop students' higher-level thinking skills This second edition of Catch Them Thinking in Science offers easy-to-use strategies to help students gather, process, analyze, and apply information throughout the science curriculum. The author presents units of study that align with national science standards and offers strategies for cooperative learning groups to increase student comprehension in science. Providing a research-based rationale for each activity and strategy, this revised edition includes: Updated researchA new section on designing your own science activitiesAn expanded discussion of assessment methodsAn assortment of handy reproducibles to use with your lesson plans
Synopsis
With reproducibles and a new section on designing activities, this revised edition presents strategies and standards-aligned lessons that strengthen student comprehension and higher-level thinking skills in science.