Creating a Classroom Community of Young Scientists Book

Pt. I	Getting started
	Introduction	3
	Initial explorations	15
Pt. II	Teaching science for children's meaningful learning
	The nature of science	35
	Children's learning and sense making	73
	Children's talk	107
	Teaching and learning through inquiry	135
	Assessing children's thinking, learning, and talk	159
	Planning and implementing instruction	207
	The classroom as a community of young scientists	237
	Reflective practice	261
	Where to go from here : participating in the professional community	279
Pt. III	Appendixes
	Safety	291
	Summary of the United States' national science education standards	299
	Canadian common framework of science learning outcomes : Pan-Canadian protocol for collaboration on school curriculum	315
	Learning for complexity	325
	More on planning	345
	Field studies	351
	Activity sampler	365
	Data collection and analysis techniques	383
	Science techniques	405
	Technology	427
	Equipment, supplies, and materials	435
	Resources	441