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A 5 page research paper/essay that summarizes and analyzes a basic science textbook for the elementary grades, Earth Science Made Simple, A clear introduction to the science of our planet by E.F. Albin. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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by the curriculum (Kinchelow, Slattery and Steinberg, 2000). While some school districts mandate which textbooks are used and require that teachers follow the pattern dictated by those textbooks, others school
districts allow more discretion and allow teachers to select from a "variety of trade books, novels, anthologies, and textbooks," in order to supplement and add depth to the standard curriculum
(Kinchelow, Slattery and Steinberg, 2000, p. 316). The following contextual, epistemological analysis addresses an earth science textbook intended for use with students in the upper elementary or middle school grades.
Book Title: Earth Science Made Simple, A clear introduction to the science of our planet. Author: E.F. Albin Publishing Company: Broadway Books/Random House, New York, 2004.
1. The nature of knowledge presented in the materials. E.F. Albin (2004) offers a well-rounded approach to the basic topics that come under
the head of Earth Science. The basic divisions in the text are: Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, and Planetary Science. Therefore, students using this text as a guide to knowledge are
provided with a general, basic, yet entertainingly written introduction that examines the major topics of this scientific category, and what each category encompasses. For example, the section of the
text addressing geology encompasses chapters explaining minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic processes and geologic time. Each major division is subdivided in a similar manner, which gives students a general introductory
view and provides teachers with a workable template for covering all of the major topics in this science. a. What sort of
knowledge counts as "scientific knowledge"? The categories of knowledge covered by this author are those that are generally agreed upon as pertaining to the study of the
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