Passing the State Science Proficiency Tests: Essential Content for Elementary and Middle School Teachers

by Craig A. Wilson (Editor)

Overview

Passing the State Science Proficiency Tests presents essential content for elementary and middle school teachers who want to improve their science content background, enhance their classroom instruction, or pass the state science proficiency tests. This book addresses different aspects of the physical, life, and earth sciences. Each chapter was written by a science education expert and includes review questions with an accompanying answer key. This book will enhance the effectiveness and competency of any pre-service or in-service elementary or middle school teacher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761862635
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/05/2013
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Craig A. Wilson is a professor of education in the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate science methods courses and a graduate research course. His primary research interests are in field-based experiences, inquiry-oriented instruction, and technology integration.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Scientific Methodology, Techniques, and History
1. Methodology and Philosophy
2. Mathematics, Measurement, and Data Manipulation
3. Laboratory Procedures and Safety—Part I
4. Laboratory Procedures and Safety—Part II
Part II. Basic Principles
5. Matter and Energy
6. Heat and Thermodynamics
7. Atomic and Nuclear Structure
Part III. Physical Sciences (Physics)
8. Mechanics
9. Electricity and Magnetism
10. Wave Phenomenon
Part IV. Physical Sciences (Chemistry)
11. Periodicity
12. The Mole and Chemical Bonding
13. States of Matter
14. Chemical Reactions
15. Solutions and Solubility
Part V. Life Sciences
16. The Cell
17. DNA Structure
18. Diversity of Life
19. Plants
20. Animals—Part I
21. Animals—Part II
22. Ecology
Part VI. Earth Sciences
23. Physical Geology
24. Historical Geology
25. Oceanography
26. Meteorology
27. Astronomy
Part VII. Science, Technology, and Society
28. The Uses and Applications of Science and Technology in Daily Life
29. The Social, Political, Ethical and Economic Issues Arising from the Use of Certain Technologies
About the Authors