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A powerful and very readable book for all chemistry teachers who want to use projects and constructivism in their classrooms.
- Herbert D. Their, University of California, Berkeley, Founding Director of SEPUP
This delightful book exudes contagious enthusiasm for active learning, which will inspire virtually any teacher to venture down this path.
- Susan and Steven Zumdahl, Authors of Chemistry, 6th Edition (Houghton Mifflin, 2003)
This book was written by teachers for teachers. Its a practical manual for the creation, care, and feeding of inquiry as a powerful learning tool. Read the book, set the stage, and get out of the way!
- Wayne Guntzel, Teacher and Science Department Chair, Clinton High School, Clinton Iowa
In their professional dreams, chemistry teachers imagine eager and self-sufficient students whose curiosity motivates their scientific explorations. Joan Gallagher-Bolos and Dennis Smithenry have realized this vision in their chemistry classrooms, and in Teaching Inquiry-Based Chemistry, they demonstrate how you can make student-led inquiry happen in yours.
Teaching Inquiry-Based Chemistry retraces an entire year's curriculum to show you how the authors weave constructivist theory into every lesson without sacrificing content. You will discover how slowly increasing the complexity of projects while gradually shifting the responsibility for learning to class members builds success upon success until students are ready to formulate and execute a three-week, end-of-year project where they function as a fully independent scientific community. Plus Teaching Inquiry-Based Chemistry is loaded with features that help you implement student-centered teaching immediately, including:
- proven instructional strategies
- examples of successful units from the authors' own curricula
- graphic organizers that guide you through creating an inquiry-driven classroom
- discussions of meeting NSES's inquiry standards through inquiry-based teaching
- in-depth examples of student journals and projects
Get ready to make your ideal classroom a reality and find a fresh way of teaching the chemistry you know so well. Read Teaching Inquiry-Based Chemistry and discover how helping your students capitalize on their innate scientific curiosity will lead you to new levels of professional and personal satisfaction.
Customer Reviews:
Doesn't help.......2007-07-09
I just starting teaching introductory Chemistry at a university. Many students do not participate during lecture and do not complete the course with a satisfactory grade. I thought this book would help me foster independent learning in my course. If this is what is taught in high school, then this is one of the problems (lack of preparation for college). The examples are more pertinent for a junior-high basic science class. I do see the importance of learning social skills, but the book lacks content for teaching chemistry. What were once called laboratory exercises are now called inquiry-based scientific communities. Beware of books with too many exclamation points in the text!!!
Exceptional Book.......2006-05-26
I enjoyed this book completely and plan to use it to revamp the way that I teach Chemistry. I love the way that the authors lay out how to create a community in the classroom gradually throughout the school year. The most interesting thing about this book to me is that, while there are many books about inquiry and about grouping students for learning, this is the first book that really described for me how to create a community of learners (whole class) that is self-directed in doing science. I can't wait to try out the ideas in my own classroom next year.
Could be useful in right situation.......2005-08-12
When I bought the book I was hoping for a bunch of labs involving inquiry based chemistry and some key points on how to incorporate inquiry based chemistry in my class. Though the book did give some suggestions on how to implement it, it did not offer a wealth of ready to use activities. I thought it focued too much on how they came up with inquiry chemistry in their class and not enough time on activities and a step by step approach on how to begin a inquiry chemistry curriculum.It wasnt too useful to me but some people may find it useful.
awesome book.......2004-10-12
this book is awesome!! as a potential future educator reading about the authors first hand experience with creative teaching methods is inspiring. the only thing that could be more inspiring than the teachers are the students and how they took charge of the classroom. . no actually it's the teachers in this book that illustrate how creative teaching can bring out hidden potential in and change the lives of students. . . (shout out to 6-7B n EBAP!! =)
-Jonie Seo
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The Lion of Venice
Mark Frutkin
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Amazing Book!.......2001-07-11
This is the story of Marco Polo, told with a poets ear.
Frutkin uses this most interesting of historical figures
to explore what it means to be human. (No pun intended.)
Though this is a fictional account, I feel closer to
Polo than any sterile account could have taken me. This
story is filled with magic, and all connected to the
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a fiece guardian guiding him in times of danger.
And there is plenty of danger for a traveler in the 13th Century.
From desert sand storms to distrustful natives,
Marco sees it all. Marco Polo's journey from Venice to
China and back to Venice again took almost a quarter of a
century. He saw amazing sights, he endured illness and
difficult traveling conditions. And he lived to tell his
tale. And oh what a telling it is. I was hooked from
the first word to the last. I could have read this
book in a day, but instead I took a month in hopes
of savoring every turn of phrase and every image Frutkin
evokes. In my family there is a waiting list to read
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Applications of Radar Remote Sensing in China
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Over the last decade the field of spaceborne imaging radar remote sensing has advanced to the point where many new applications have become possible. Synthetic aperture radar with its all-weather and day-night capability has become one of the most sophisticated technologies for earth and planetary observation. The deployment of advanced experimental systems has allowed radar imaging data to feed into the analysis of environmental and geophysical problems: whether agricultural, land use, forestry, hydrology, geology, mineral exploration, urbanization, archaeology, natural hazards, oceanography or global change. This atlas provides a set of examples of high quality remote sensing work carried out with this leading technology in China, under the auspices of the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and in collaboration with the USA, European Space Agency, Japan and the former USSR. These examples are discussed, compared with ground truth, and analyzed. It includes applications, data analysis, algorithm development, modeling and backscatter behavior analysis.
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China's Industrial Reform (World Bank Research Publication)
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With the help of unprecedented access to information from Chinese enterprises, this book analyzes China's far-reaching industrial reforms, presenting the results of a unique collaborative research project between Chinese and Western economists whose analysis is already influencing the course of ongoing reforms. While most of the papers focus on China, there are also contributions on Hungarian enterprise reform and a comparison of the Chinese and Soviet systems. This is a book with important implications for other socialist and developing countries.
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China: The Next Decades
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Chinese Science and Technology Industrial Parks
Susan M. Walcott
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Economic Development and Industrial Policy: Korea, Brazil, Mexico, India and China (Global Development and the Environment)
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Industrial Geography of China
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The Political Economy of Reform in Post-Mao China (Harvard Contemporary China Series)
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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on January 1, 1995. The length of the article is 6126 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the author: Key words: Beijing, China, development zones, housing, socialist cities, transportation, urban form.
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Title: Changing Beijing.
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Date: January 1, 1995
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v85
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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 5058 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: THE CHINA-SINGAPORE SUZHOU INDUSTRIAL PARK: A TURNKEY PRODUCT OF SINGAPORE?
Author: Tai-chee Wong
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The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
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Volume: 90
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Mean Field Description of Nuclei
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The Mean Field is a powerful, fruitful concept and provides an ideal first step towards the Solution of the Many Body Problem. Chapters contributed by renowned group of Indian working nuclear physicists, in each associated field embracing all facets of the theme, start from the basics and are gradually built up to the current state-of-the art level. The first part covers the applications of the Mean Field to Nuclear Structure and Reactions studies. The second part is devoted to the Experimental Measurements and Data Analysis relevant to the field of both Nuclear Structure and Reactions.
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“This illustrated how-to guide and its companion CD-ROM of net publishing tools help the aspiring Web designer create professional-looking Sites.”—Publishers Weekly. With tips on links, icons, buttons, and inclusion of images, audio and video, you’ll devise a quick-loading and attractive site that will engross visitors. Essential reading for anyone setting up shop in cyberspace.
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Puts it all together: excellent overview for beginners.......2003-10-28
I have been making web pages for quite a while, trying to figure it all out myself from scratch. I wish I had had this book. It is very practical with lots of screen shots. Whereas I have been feeling that web design is a complicated field, after browsing through this book I think maybe it is not that hard after all. Nettleton puts it all together in a great overview. Now that it is more and more common for everyone to be familiar with web design, it is as if he has picked out the most important elements and left out all the unnecessary growing pains.
I think I have looked at many web design books and this one really summarizes all the basics: what is html, software, hosting, ftp, site planning, how to organize your files, how to use tables, making a layout, designing for screen resolutions, graphics, buttons, icon graphics, templates, navigation. And it doesn't stop there: rollovers, slices, linking, library items, frames, animation, actions, flash, sound & video. And for power users: forms, style sheets, behaviors and actions, and finally, going live and how to improve traffic to your site.
The subjects are all too familiar for experienced web designers -and of course: covering all these subjects in 224 pages cannot go very in depth. But all his examples are simple and clear, and Nettleton lays down an excellent map for further exploration.
It inspires me to use the book for teaching purposes and of course it will go to my kids when I am done with it.
There is one point to note: The book relies mostly on Dreamweaver or Adobe's Golive for web authoring, and mostly on all the other more expensive software choices.
And it is true that the title is a little presumptuous, the book at least inspires to reach for that goal. Just keep working at it.
For those interested in expanding beyond a basic website!.......2002-11-14
In "How to Design and Build the Coolest Web Site in Cyberspace", Nick Nettleton does an excellent job of introducing a fairly new web site creator the ins and outs of building a website beyond what one can do with simple HTML or FrontPage. While the title might be stretching it a bit far, the book has tons of colorful screenshots to explain each concept and tip. This isn't neccessarily a tutorial book -- though there are simple examples of neat tricks included -- it does provide some good ideas, tips and examples for a person new to web design on how to create a better website. Experienced users will get little from this book except for the random tip, but this is a great book for a beginner that wants to go to the next level. Best part about this book is the price. Less than $20 US. Quite the deal in this age of overpriced computer books!
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It's here! Mummies: The Newest, Coolest, and Creepiest, unlike any before it, a Mummies book with never-before-seen photographs and illustrations of mummies around the world.
With amazing new discoveries made every year, archeologists have only scratched the surface of the secrets of these mummies hold. The ghoulish allure that has attracted young readers to mummies can also lead children to explore and learn about the mysterious ancient cultures, like Egypt, from which these mummies came. This fascinating account of the latest mummy finds from around the world will captivate young readers as it explores the technological methods and forensic clues scientist use to investigate the mysteries of ancient civilizations.
With color photos and detailed accounts of some of the most exciting recent mummy finds, this book promises to educate while it entertains.
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The Coolest Book in the World
Chris Federico
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The Coolest Book in the World is a collection of short stories in several different genres (including some non-fiction) designed to make you laugh, think, and realize just how much fun the English language can be with a little imagination.
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Please do not order this! It's longer under a different name.......2004-02-25
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This was the first version of You're My Favorite Reader, and as such should NOT be ordered, as it's out of print. I'm not sure why Amazon doesn't have it listed as unavailable, but they should. Thanks, all. -- Chris
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A Field Guide to the Coolest Dinos in the Woods (Klutz Guide)
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