• Front Matter R1-R16

• Executive Summary 1-8

• Part I - Introduction: 1 Science Learning Past and Present 9-25

• 2 Goals for Science Education 26-50

• Part II - How Children Learn Science: 3 Foundations for Science Learning in Young Children 51-92

• 4 Knowledge and Understanding of the Natural World 93-128

• 5 Generating and Evaluating Scientific Evidence and Explanations 129-167

• 6 Understanding How Scientific Knowledge Is Constructed 168-185

• 7 Participation in Scientific Practices and Discourse 186-210

• Part III - Supporting Science Learning: 8 Learning Progressions 211-250

• 9 Teaching Science as Practice 251-295

• 10 Supporting Science Instruction 296-330

• Part IV - Future Directions for Policy, Practice, and Research: 11 Conclusions and Recommendations 331-356

• Appendix A: Overview of Learning Progressions for Matter and the Atomic-Molecular Theory 357-365

• Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff 366-372

• Index 373-388

" Part IV - Future Directions for Policy, Practice, and Research: 11 Conclusions and Recommendations ." Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8 . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007 .

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