J. Wilbur L. O., J. Stanley L.: 5 Teacher's Guidebook
J. Wilbur L. O., J. Stanley L.: 5 Teacher's Guidebook
J. Wilbur L. O., J. Stanley L.: 5 Teacher's Guidebook
BEAUCHAMP,
purposes, make this one the finest general science Teacher’s Guide for Science I s Exploring 3;
textbooks ever published. BLOUGH,GLENN O., J. STANLEY MARSHALL,
The Teacher’s Guidebook will be of inmeasur- JAMES B. BAILEY,AND WILBUR L. BEAUCHAMP.
able help to the teacher. The study book is a Teuclzcr’s Guidebook for Science I s Experiment-
series of carefully prepared activities emphasizing ilzg 4 ; Teacher’s Guidebook for Science I s Dis-
the major concepts presented in Everyday Prob- covering 5 ; Teacher’s Guidebook for Science I s
lcrirs I n Science. For the teacher’s benefit answers Adventuring 6. Glenview, Illinois 60025 : Scott,
are given to each question asked or activity sug- Foresman and Company. 1968. 96 P. and 112
gested. P. ; and 112 P. and 128 P. ; 144 P. and 168 P. ;
152 P. and 240 P. ; 168 P. and 288 P. ; 192 P. and
304 P.
BEAUCHAMP, WILBUR L., J O H N C. MAYFIELD,AND
PAUL DEHAKTHUKD. Scicnce I s Ezplaining 7 ; The above titles comprise the books in the
Science I s Undcrstoizding; Teacher’s Guide- Scott Foresman T h e Basic Science Program for
book For S r i c m c I s Exfiluining; and Teacher’s grades one through six. Each book consists of
Guidcbook For Sciriic e I s Understanding. Glen- two parts: the first part has a teacher’s guide
view, Illinois 60025. Scott, Foresman and Com- division; the second part is the pupil content
pany. 1963, 1964, 1964, and 1965. 384 P. ; 480 P. ; division. The later makes up the content found
144 P.; and 168 P. in tlie pupil separately hard-bound editions.
The first three Teacher Guide books division
The above titles comprise the basal texts and discuss : Introduction (Science and the Elemen-
the respective teacher guidebooks for the seventh tary School, Organization of the Book, Using
and eighth grade levels of the Foresman Science Pictures and Text, The Lesson Plans, Science
Series. Each textbook has 12 science units of Publications, and Science Audio-visual Sources) ;
carefully selected, non-duplicating science content. Lesson Plans on how to teach each of the five to
The textbooks have tlie same general plan of
seven units ; Directory of Publishers and Sup-
trcatment as do all of the seventh grade through pliers; atid A Typical Plan for Introducing New
junior high school level texts. Again teachers will
Words.
find the teacher guidebooks very useful. Guidebook for Science Is Adveuturing 4 has
the following divisions : Introduction (Science
BEAUCHAMP, WILBUR L., J O H N C. MAYFIELD,
AND and tlie Elementary School, Organization of the
PAULDEHAKTHLJRD. Teacher’s Editioiz Sci- Book, The Lesson Plans, and Science Publica-
ritcc Problciris 1 ; Teacher’s Edition Scienre tions), Lesson plans on how to teach each of
I‘rolilcnrs 2, a d Tccicher’s Edition Scicitrc the seven units; Index of Concepts, Directory of
ProOlcins 3. Glenview, Illinois 60025. 1965. Publishers and Suppliers, Magazines for Teachers,
164 atid 288 P . ; 162 and 336 P.; and 175 and and Science Audio-visual Sources.
384 P. Guidebook for Science Is Discovering 5 is
quite to similarly to Guidebook 4 except it adds
The above three titles comprise the Foresman a part in the Introduction called The Goals of
Junior High School series of textbooks, most Science Teaching, has detailed lesson plans for
effectively used when each textbook is used in eight units but omits Magazines for Tcacltcrs and
turn. Students using each of the textbooks in Science Audio-Visual Sources.
turn will have a very thorough knowledge of Guidebook f o r Science I s Adveittiiring 6 has
general science. an Introduction (Organization and Scope, How
The first part of each of the above titles includes To Use This Guidebook, Science Publications,
the philosophy and technique, suggestions for Science Audio-visual Sources, and List of Ma-
teaching the units, a bibliography (guide to sci- terials), and detailed plans for teaching each of
ence reading, magazines for pupils, magazines the nine units.
for teachers, and audio-visual aids), and materials The Guidebook parts of each book will be ex-
and apparatus needed. tremely useful to each teacher-experienced or
The pupil textbook is found in the last part of inexperienced-teaching that particular book. The
the book. Each text has ten units of carefully Guidebooks offer a fine review and supplement
selected, for tlie most part, non-duplicating COII- for teachers having had an elementary science
tent. Organizational plan is the same as in Ez’cry- niethods course. Invaluable suggestions are made
day Problcnrs I n Science. for teaching and enriching each unit taught.
The texts themselves are unusually well done
i-cg:t~-~IIcss of tlie criteria usctl for evaluation-
colitclii, vo1xl)iilai-y ilifliculty, rc:t~l:tldity,suitald-
ity :t11(1 i i i ~ i i i l ~ c rof ill~lsii~;iiitilisi l l color, pupil
:ilqw;il ill gcwxtl.