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STEM Learning with Young Children: Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways
Shelly Counsell
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Description for STEM Learning with Young Children: Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways
Paperback. This one-of-a-kind resource uses a newly created Inquiry Teaching Model (ITM) as the conceptual framework and devotes specific attention to the importance of an inclusive, social, STEM learning environment in which children are free to collaborate, take risks, and investigate within the context of exploratory and constructive play. Series: Early Childhood Educational Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JNC; JNLA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
This teacher's guide provides the background information, STEM concepts, and strategies needed to successfully implement an early STEM curriculum (Ramps and Pathways) with young children, ages 3-8. R&P actively engages young children in designing and building ramp structures using wooden cove molding, releasing marbles on the structures, and observing what happens. Children use logical-mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills as they explore science concepts related to motion, force, and energy. This one-of-a-kind resource uses a newly created Inquiry Teaching Model (ITM) as the conceptual framework and devotes specific attention to the importance of an inclusive, social, STEM learning ... Read more
This teacher's guide provides the background information, STEM concepts, and strategies needed to successfully implement an early STEM curriculum (Ramps and Pathways) with young children, ages 3-8. R&P actively engages young children in designing and building ramp structures using wooden cove molding, releasing marbles on the structures, and observing what happens. Children use logical-mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills as they explore science concepts related to motion, force, and energy. This one-of-a-kind resource uses a newly created Inquiry Teaching Model (ITM) as the conceptual framework and devotes specific attention to the importance of an inclusive, social, STEM learning ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Teachers´ College Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Early Childhood Educational Series
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807757499
SKU
V9780807757499
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99-50
About Shelly Counsell
Shelly L. Counsell is assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of Memphis. Lawrence Escalada is professor of physics and science education and head of science education at the University of Northern Iowa. Rosemary Geiken is an associate professor in the early childhood program at East Tennessee State University. Melissa Sander is a special education teacher in the ... Read more
Reviews for STEM Learning with Young Children: Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways
The authors summarize the importance of STEM-based education, provide a practical approach, and place it in the context of classrooms from the preschool to second-grade level. Early childhood educators who are interested in moving away from a siloed approach to teaching content, looking to integrate across content areas, and making STEM education an important part of their classrooms should read ... Read more