NSTA - National Science Teachers Association

Ignite science learning with differentiated instruction

Given that each child learns differently, it makes sense that one type of science instruction does not fit all. Best-selling author Douglas Llewellyn gives teachers standards-based strategies for differentiating inquiry-based science instruction to more effectively meet the needs of all students. This book takes the concept of inquiry-based science education to a deeper level with the author's unique model, including fresh ideas for engaging students and practical tools for differentiating inquiry instruction. The text demonstrates:

• Methods for determining when and how to provide students with more choices, thereby increasing their ownership and motivation
• Ways to implement differentiated science inquiry in the main areas of science instruction
• Strategies for successfully managing the classroom

Differentiated Science Inquiry offers compelling examples and is filled with helpful how-to's for modifying existing activities and labs for effective instruction.
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If we're to help ensure our students achieve scientific literacy, we need to take a critical look at what's working and what isn't. One thing we know for certain: inquiry and argumentation are key.

Devoted to Grades 9–12, this new edition of Douglas Llewellyn's Teaching High School Science Through Inquiry aligns the four key elements of effective science education: scientific literacy, inquiry, argumentation, and the nature of science. Fully revised, the second edition features

• Content that addresses the new direction of science standards
• Coverage of scientific argumentation
• Enhanced chapters on assessment and classroom management
• Questioning techniques that promote the most learning
• Activities that emphasize making claims and citing evidence
• New examples of inquiry investigations
• New approaches to traditional labs
• Case studies and vignettes that model exemplary science instruction
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