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Product Description The text is divided into three major sections or clusters of chapters: Goals of Science Instruction, Setting the Stage, and The Teaching Cycle. The first two sections provide the theoretical and practical foundations for instruction, while the third section comprises the most significant portion of the text. Solidly based on the National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy, this new elementary science methods text immerses students into the context of classroom instruction through the authors' unique approach using “The Teaching Cycle”: Goal Setting; Materials Development and Selection; Pedagogy; Assessment; Reflection. From the Back Cover “The authors of Constructing Science in Elementary Classrooms have risen to the challenge and produced a superb text…highly recommend it.” Rodger W. Bybee,Executive Director BSCS, Colorado Springs, CO “Constructing Science in Elementary Classrooms is a user-friendly compendium of educational theory, teaching resources, and practical suggestions for elementary science instruction.” Sandra K. Abell,University of Missouri, Columbia “It is clear that the authors have taught school themselves and have extensive experience in teaching all aspects of elementary science to prospective and practicing elementary teachers. The examples have a vividness that only those who live in the world of schools understand.” Angelo Collins,Executive Director, Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Haddonfield, NJ Solidly based on the National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy, this new elementary science methods text immerses students into the context of classroom instruction through the authors' unique approach using “The Teaching Cycle”: Goal Setting; Materials Development and Selection; Pedagogy; Assessment; Reflection. Features offered in this text: Standards-based—All subject matter lessons are directly linked to national reform recommendations.Includes discussion of contemp