After-school and out-of-school programsas well as home schoolinghave been growing steadily for nearly a decade, but instructors are still searching for high-interest content that ties into science standards without the rigidity of current classroom canon. The author draws on more than 20 years of experience doing hands-on science to facilitate tinkering: learning science while fooling around with real things.
In this book, you'll learn:
- Tinkering techniques in key science areas
- How to let kids learn science with hands-on tinkering
- Engaging techniques for science learning at home, in school, or at a makerspace or library
- Step-by-step instructions for activities that don't end with a single project, but that provide many paths for "tinkering forward".
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More Tinkering with Music |
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2 The Value of Tinkering in the Learning Process |
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Why Tinkering Is Essential |
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Tinkering Throughout History |
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More Tinkering with Magnetism |
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4 A Good Tinkering Session |
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Characteristics of a Good Tinkering Session |
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More Tinkering with Mechanics |
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A Few More Tinkering Considerations |
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Flashlight and Magic Wand |
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More Tinkering with Circuits |
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8 The Learning Community and Differentiated Learning |
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Floating and Sinking with Colors |
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More Tinkering with Chemistry |
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10 Dealing with Questions and Dishing Out Answers |
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12 Standards and Assessment in the Tinkering Environment |
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13 Engineering and Motors |
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More Tinkering with Motor Engineering |
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A Academic Research On How Learning Works |
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B Evaluation Questionnaire for Students |
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Curt Gabrielson runs the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop and works with science education in East Timor. He has been a science educator for more than 20 years, with positions in the California public schools, the National University of East Timor, and San Francisco's Exploratorium Teacher Institute.
