Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents vs Making Sense of Secondary Science: Which Should You Read?

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Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents Anna Botsford Comstock · 1911 ★★★★☆ 4.0 938 pages · ≈ 17 h 22 m · Challenging

For decades, the Handbook of Nature Study has been a matchless resource for teachers, naturalists, and anyone curious about the world around them. Originally written in 1911 and later revised by a group of naturalists…

Miscellanées Nature study Naturwissenschaften Nature

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Making Sense of Secondary Science Rosalind Driver · 1993 ★★★★☆ 4.0 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Moderate

What ideas do children hold about the natural world?How do these ideas affect their learning of science?Young learners bring to the classroom knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world constructed from…

Science & Technology Education

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Making Sense of Secondary Science is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 17 for Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents.
Making Sense of Secondary Science has the widest readership — 53 ratings behind its score.
Making Sense of Secondary Science reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 686 times.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Making Sense of Secondary Science ≈ 4h vs 17h for Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents New to the genre? Making Sense of Secondary Science Moderate vs Challenging for Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents Want the literary heavyweight? Making Sense of Secondary Science cited 686 times vs 7 for Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents

Scores by source

	Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents	Making Sense of Secondary Science
Goodreads	—	4.0 (53)
Google Books	5.0 (1)	—
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Reception

	Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents	Making Sense of Secondary Science
Ratings	3	53
Editions	30	23
Citations	7	686
Want to read	—	39
Reading it now	—	4
Written reviews	—	2
Pages	938	218
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents or Making Sense of Secondary Science?

Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents 4.0/5, Making Sense of Secondary Science 4.0/5).

Which is shorter to read: Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents or Making Sense of Secondary Science?

Making Sense of Secondary Science is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Making Sense of Secondary Science (218 pages, ≈ 4 h 02 m); Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents (938 pages, ≈ 17 h 22 m).

Which is harder to read: Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents or Making Sense of Secondary Science?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents: Challenging; Making Sense of Secondary Science: Moderate.