Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K-12

by Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, Janet Eberhardt

Book Overview

Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K- 12 offers a great new way to ignite your creativity. Authors Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, and Janet Eberhardt show you how to engage students with scenarios that represent real-world science in all its messy, thought-provoking glory. The scenarios prompt K- 12 learners to immerse themselves in analyzing problems, asking questions, posing hypotheses, finding needed information, and then constructing a proposed solution.
In addition to complete lesson plans supporting the Next Generation Science Standards, the book offers extensive examples, instructions, and tips. The lessons cover four categories: life cycles, ecology, genetics, and cellular metabolism.
But Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K- 12 doesn't just explain why, how, and when to implement problem-based learning (PBL). It also provides you with what many think is the trickiest part of the approach: rich, authentic problems. The authors facilitated the National Science Foundation- funded PBL Project for Teachers and used the problems in their own science teaching, so you can be confident that the problems and the approach are teacher tested and approved.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941316204
• ISBN13: 9781941316207
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.