Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Talking and Doing Science in the Early Years

   A practical guide for ages 2-7

   By Sue Dale Tunnicliffe

   Young children are intuitive, emergent scientists - they observe, raise hypotheses, experiment and notice patterns. Most of our everyday actions at home and in other settings, inside and outside, have a scientific basis and it is through these early experiences that children formulate their ideas...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
2. Children's Ways with Science and Literacy

   Integrated Multimodal Enactments in Urban Elementary Classrooms

   Edited by Maria Varelas, Christine C. Pappas

   Science is often a forgotten subject in early elementary grades as various mandates require teachers to focus on teaching young students to achieve specific reading and mathematical competencies. This book offers specific examples and empirical evidence of how integrated science-literacy curriculum...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

   Issues, Reflections, and Ways Forward

   Edited by Léonie Rennie, Grady Venville, John Wallace

   Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series

   How can curriculum integration of school science with the related disciplines of technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enhance students’ skills and their ability to link what they learn in school with the world outside the classroom? Featuring actual case studies of teachers’ attempts to...

   Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
4. From ‘Science in the Making’ to Understanding the Nature of Science

   An Overview for Science Educators

   By Mansoor Niaz

   The Nature of Science is highly topical among science teacher educators and researchers. Increasingly, it is a mandated topic in state curriculum documents. This book draws together recent research on Nature of Science studies within a historical and philosophical framework suitable for...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
5. Teaching Science to Every Child

   Using Culture as a Starting Point, 2nd Edition

   By John Settlage, Sherry Southerland

   Providing timely and practical guidance about teaching science to all students, this text gives particular emphasis to making science accessible to populations who are typically pushed to the fringe – especially students of color and English language learners. Central to this text is the idea that...

   Published October 18th 2011 by Routledge
6. The Primary Science and Technology Encyclopedia

   By Christopher Collier, Dan Davies, Alan Howe, Kendra McMahon

   Unique in its field, The Primary Science Encyclopedia brings together in one indispensable reference volume over 250 entries covering a wide range of topics and ideas. The book provides clear descriptions, definitions and explanations of difficult scientific concepts, carefully chosen to reflect...

   Published December 13th 2010 by Routledge
7. Teaching Science Creatively

   By Dan Davies

   Series: Learning to Teach in the Primary School Series

   How can you unlock your own creativity to help children learn science creatively? How do you bring the world of ‘real science’ into the classroom? Where does science fit in a creative curriculum? Teaching Science Creatively explores how creative teaching can harness primary-aged children’s sense of...

   Published December 7th 2010 by Routledge
8. Rethinking the Way We Teach Science

   The Interplay of Content, Pedagogy, and the Nature of Science

   By Louis Rosenblatt

   Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series

   Offering a fresh take on inquiry, this book draws on current research and theory in science education, literacy, and educational psychology, as well as the history and philosophy of science, to make its case for transforming the way science is taught. Re-thinking the Way We Teach Science addresses...

   Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
9. Exploring the Landscape of Scientific Literacy

   Edited by Cedric Linder, Leif Östman, Douglas A. Roberts, Per-Olof Wickman, Gaalen Ericksen, Allan MacKinnon

   Series: Teaching and Learning in Science Series

   Scientific literacy is part of national science education curricula worldwide. In this volume, an international group of distinguished scholars offer new ways to look at the key ideas and practices associated with promoting scientific literacy in schools and higher education. The goal is to open up...

   Published September 7th 2010 by Routledge
10. Innovating Science Teacher Education

    A History and Philosophy of Science Perspective

    By Mansoor Niaz

    How teachers view the nature of scientific knowledge is crucial to their understanding of science content and how it can be taught. This book presents an overview of the dynamics of scientific progress and its relationship to the history and philosophy of science, and then explores their...

    Published July 27th 2010 by Routledge