2012.03.17+Resources

Title: Science in the elementary: How to balance inquiry, guided experimentation and content area reading - RESOURCES

 * 1) Links shared by #ElemChat organisers
 * 2) Links shared by #ElemChat participants
 * 3) Questions for directing discussion

Links shared by #ElemChat organisers

 * Book: Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder http://www.amazon.com/Last-Child-Woods-Children-Nature-Deficit/dp/156512605X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331975331&sr=8-1
 * Book: Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World http://www.amazon.com/Ecological-Literacy-Educating-Children-Sustainable/dp/1578051533/ref=pd_sim_b_5
 * I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here! Outdoor learning by @CreativeSTAR http://creativestarlearning.blogspot.co.uk/
 * Selected Science Web Sites for Primary School Student http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/4/elementaryEd.htm
 * New York Science Teacher http://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/pages/elem/index.php
 * Educator’s Bridge Resources for Elementary Science Education http://eo.ucar.edu/educators/links_elem.html
 * Ten Websites for Science Teachers http://www.edutopia.org/blog/websites-for-science-teachers-eric-brunsell
 * Engaging Students with High Quality Science Tradebooks http://www.edutopia.org/blog/engaging-students-science-tradebooks
 * JASON and the New Argonauts: Students Become Explorers http://www.edutopia.org/jason-project-robert-ballard
 * Games for Science Learning and Scientific Discovery http://www.edutopia.org/blog/games-science-learning-discovery-audrey-watters
 * NECC Takeaway: Great Science Web Sites and Programs http://www.edutopia.org/great-science-web-sites-and-programs
 * Do Standards Impede Science Teaching and Learning? http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2012/02/27/how-do-standards-impede-science-teaching-and-learning/
 * The Science Experience via @annottmar @celinabrennan http://themindsofbreott.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/science-experience.html



Links shared by #ElemChat participants
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 * @Cybraryman1's Science References http://cybraryman.com/sciencereference.html
 * @Cybraryman1's Electricity http://cybraryman.com/electricity.html
 * @Cybraryman1's Experiments http://cybraryman.com/experiments.html
 * @Cybraryman1's Environment http://cybraryman.com/environment.html
 * @Cybraryman1's Plants http://cybraryman.com/plants.html
 * @whatedsaid's Inquiry into Plants Around The World http://blogs.scopus.vic.edu.au/5b11/2011/11/14/inquiry-into-plants-around-the-world/
 * Celebrity Steve Spangler "Making Science Fun" http://www.stevespangler.com/
 * Museum of Sci and Ind, Chicago http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/activities/activity-detail/activities/grow-a-garden-in-a-glove-1/browseactivities/0/
 * (many science museums have similar rich websites)
 * Science experiments on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/search/?q=science+experiments
 * Toilet paper solar system http://solar.physics.montana.edu/tslater/plunger/tissue.htm
 * Science activities for elementary students http://exworthy.tripod.com/scihandelem.htm
 * Guided Language Acquisition Design GLAD http://www.projectglad.com/
 * Life cycle of a snowman http://www.frugalteacher.com/2011/09/life-cycle-of-snowman.html?spref=tw
 * Graphic of the Scientific Inquiry Cycle https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_BGcBguj-mBZGRjNWM3OTktOTMyOS00ZTc4LWFiMTQtY2ViMDYxNmU3Mjg2/edit
 * How science works: The flowchart http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/scienceflowchart
 * Colorful and bubbly science exploration http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/03/colorful-and-bubbly-science-exploration/



Questions for directing discussion
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 * Q1: What are the broad, overarching goals of science in an elementary context? (inquiry, experimentation, environmental awareness, understanding of the world around them)
 * Q2: In a day when knowledge bases are evolving and intertwined, What does the term “science” encompass?
 * Q3: How can a student-driven science inquiry be reconciled with accountability for content standards? ... sometimes feels like too much for in depth, student-driven learning!)
 * Q4: What are effective strategies for helping students think critically, act in environmentally ethical ways?
 * Q5: How can we use the outdoors as an instructional environment?
 * Q6: How can science be integrated with other subject areas in a meaningful way?
 * Q7: What place does content area reading have in elementary science class, where experimentation is so important?
 * Q8: How can the study of science be made more authentic for elementary learners? Is it a venue for creating global connections?
 * Q9: What are deep, meaningful ways to make science come alive for elementary students?
 * Q10: Do science textbooks have a place in today’s elementary social studies class?
 * Q11: What proportion of science should be devoted to experimentation? Content area reading?