Recommendations of the National Science Education Standards -Incorporated throughout the material. Students learn to apply standards to science teaching, laboratory activities, and professional development-readies students for the expectations of pupils, parents, principals, and others. Technology notes highlight Internet resources and companion website activities -Two to four in every chapter, encouraging use of the new Companion Website, www.prenhall.com/trowbridge, and the availability of Internet resources for classroom use. Offer resources for increasing involvement with chapter contents. The theme of Science, Technology, Society -Infused throughout text discussions. Encourages awareness of the connections among science teaching, technological advances, and society-focuses students' attention on the need to nurture general scientific literacy.

Discussion of technology in teaching situations and laboratory activities -Woven throughout all chapters. Ensures future teachers to remain up-to-date on available technology-illustrates the pros and cons of current technological "tools" for enhancing scientific understanding. An appendix of daily lesson plans -Incorporating twenty instructional ideas for employing the 5-E Model, a learning cycle approach for teaching physical, biological, and earth sciences. Provides a full complement of ready-made lesson plans future teachers can use as-is-serves as a source of templates for creating custom lesson plans to meet specific teaching goals. An appendix of science teaching activities -Presenting thirty research-based, class-tested, hands-on activities. Offers meaningful activities for student projects and homework assignments-includes numerous ideas for creating engaging science fair exhibits and presentations.