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Constructing Early Childhood Science
- aligned with the National Association for the Education of Young Children and National Science Education Standards, the book provides contemporary and cutting edge educational practices
- constructivist in nature, the book focuses on a “learn by doing” approach to science education
- more than 100 open-ended activities are provided for use in early childhood education settings, offering a hands-on learning experience
- activities include references to 150 children’s literature titles to aid in developing an interdisciplinary curriculum
- appendices contain a listing of sources for free and inexpensive science materials, making the material practical and appealing
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Author: David Jerner Martin
“Constructing Early Childhood Science” focuses on teaching children how to actively engage in the scientific process, rather than learn about it passively. Each chapter begins with at least one hands-on activity, designed to help young science students begin to construct their conceptualizations. The activities include references to nearly 150 different children’s literature titles; a feature designed to assist teachers in developing an i… More >>
Constructing Early Childhood Science
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Thesis Projects: A Guide for Students in Computer Science and Information Systems
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This second edition guides the reader through successful planning and implementation of a thesis project and provides students in computer science and information systems with all the advice they need. The reader-friendly text offers a simple step-by-step guide to the key processes involved using an approach that has been tried and tested by the authors over a number of years. A new chapter on Information-seeking and use and a subsection entitled Improve your le… More >>
Thesis Projects: A Guide for Students in Computer Science and Information Systems
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Biology Takes Form: Animal Morphology and the German Universities, 1800-1900
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Morphology—the study of form—is often regarded as a failed science that made only limited contributions to our understanding of the living world. Challenging this view, Lynn Nyhart argues that morphology was integral to the life sciences of the nineteenth century. Biology Takes Form traces the development of morphological research in German universities and illuminates significant institutional and intellectual changes in nineteenth-century German biology.
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Biology Takes Form: Animal Morphology and the German Universities, 1800-1900
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