Part I: The Nature of Science. I Know What Science Is! It's an Experiment ; Are you Scientifically Literate? Why We Teach Science. -- Part II: The Nature of the Learner. Children's Construction of Science ; Children's Alternative Frameworks and Conceptual Change. -- Part III: The Nature of Science Teaching ; Classroom Teaching Practices: Questioning and Inquiry ; Inquiry Teaching Approaches and Science Process Skills ; Inquiry Lesson Planning: 5E Instruction Model ; Assessment or Evaluation: A Guide for Science Instruction. -- Part IV: The Nature of Diversity in Science Teaching and Learning ; Learning Styles and Diverse Learners ; Addressing Student Diversity: Science for All ; Interdisciplinary Connections: Science Across the Curriculum.