Teaching Science as Investigations : Modeling Inquiry Through Learning Cycle Lessons

Written with reform in mind, this book combines the teaching and learning of science by integrating pedagogy within science content investigations.

The first chapter in each unit includes investigations appropriate for K-4 learners and the subsequent chapters present investigations for Grades 5-8.

Each investigation has one student version that can be reproduced for classroom use and one teacher version that includes the expanded content needed to teach the investigation in a constructivist way.

Aligned with the NSES science content standards, the investigations are sequenced to build conceptual development of science concepts and are supported by the 5E learning cycle lesson format.