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Education Elementary

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 4

An Inquiry Approach

by (author) Jennifer E. Lawson

Publisher
Portage & Main Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2018
Category
Elementary, Science & Technology
Recommended Age
18
Recommended Grade
4
  • Spiral bound

    ISBN
    9781553797104
    Publish Date
    Jan 2018
    List Price
    $136.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781553799399
    Publish Date
    Sep 2020
    List Price
    $109.00

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Description

Experienced educators share their best, classroom-tested ideas in this teacher-friendly, activity-based resource.

The grade 4 book is divided into four units:

  1. Habitats and Communities
  2. Pulleys and Gears
  3. Light and Sound
  4. Rocks and Minerals

STAND-OUT COMPONENTS

  • custom-written for the Ontario curriculum
  • uses an inquiry-based scientific and technological approach
  • builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives

TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES

  • includes resources for both teachers and students
  • a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
  • an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
  • a fully developed assessment plan for assessment for, as, and of learning
  • a focus on real-life technological problem solving
  • learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
  • land-based learning activities and Makerspace centres
  • access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book.)

About the author

Jennifer E. Lawson, PhD, is the creator of the Hands-On books published by Portage & Main Press. As senior writer and editor for the series, she has contributed to more than 50 publications for teachers and students. Jennifer provides professional development workshops for educators locally, nationally, and virtually, and is a Workplace Wellness Advisor. Her most recent book is a collective effort called Teacher, Take Care: A Guide to Well-Being and Workplace Wellness for Educators. She is also one of the founders of Mission to Mexico, an organization that supports schools in some of the most impoverished communities in Puerto Vallarta. Throughout her extensive career in education, Jennifer has worked as a classroom teacher, resource and special education teacher, consultant, principal, university instructor, and school trustee. She lives with her family in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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