Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School

This resource integrates project-based learning (PBL) with practical teaching ideas and lessons to enable educators to engage their students in meaningful questioning about the world. It is ideal for pre-service and in-service science and STEM teachers and is designed for use in related methods courses or professional learning opportunities.

Joseph S. Krajcik is the Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education, Distinguished University Professor, and Director of the Institute for Collaborative Research in Education, Assessment and Teaching Environments for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CREATE for STEM) at Michigan State University, USA.
Charlene M. Czerniak is a Distinguished University Professor of Science Education at the University of Toledo, USA.