Taking science to school: learning and teaching science in grades K-8

I: Introduction

Science learning past and present

Goals for science education

II: How children learn science

Foundations for science learning in young children

Knowledge and understanding of the natural world

Generating and evaluating scientific evidence and explanations

Understanding how scientific knowledge is constructed

Participation in scientific practices and discourse

III: Supporting science learning

Learning progressions

Teaching science as practice

Supporting science instruction

IV: Future directions for policy, practice, and research.

Executive summary

pt. 1. Introduction

1. Science learning past and present

2. Goals for science education

pt. 2. How children learn science

3. Foundations for science learning in young children

4. Knowledge and understanding of the natural world

5. Generating and evaluating scientific evidence and explanations

6. Understanding how scientific knowledge is constructed

7. Participation in scientific practices and discourse

pt. 3. Supporting science learning

8. Learning progressions

9. Teaching science as practice

10. Supporting science instruction

pt. 4. Future directions for policy, practice, and research

11. Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix A : Overview of learning progressions for matter and the atomic-molecular theory

Appendix B : Biographical sketches of committee members and staff

Index.