The Science Teacher—September/October 2022

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Volume 90, Number 1

Alternative Assessments in the Science Classroom

When I say “assessments,” what immediately comes to your mind? Tests, quizzes, and exams? Does it always have to be that way?

As you know, there are two main categories of assessments. Summative assessments exist to evaluate students’ prowess on concepts at the end of a unit, semester, or course. Formative assessments, on the other hand, occur in real time, day-after-day. Formative assessments occur via exit tickets, lab work, discussions and questioning during class, observing students’ progress as they investigate something from the natural world, or from our “reading” the students’ nonverbal language.

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Tests, Quizzes, Exams … Oh My!

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Assessment Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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The Importance of Gusto in Teaching Gems

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Physical Science Physics Teaching Strategies

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Our Great National Parks

By Holly Amerman

Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Teacher Preparation

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Three Steps to Making Assessment Simpler and More Relevant

By KenT Lui

High School Assessment Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Using Adapted Primary Literature in the Science Classroom

By Miranda Wilson and Tanya Dimitrova

High School Interdisciplinary Literacy Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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By Alicia Boisvert

High School Assessment Biology Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum English Language Learners Evolution Instructional Materials Life Science NGSS Phenomena

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Debunking Myths of Standards-Based Grading

By Jesse Wilcox and Matt Townsley

Assessment Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

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By Timothy E. Muhich and Richard B. Rood

High School Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Literacy Phenomena Policy STEM

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Understanding “Death”

By Zachary Schafer and Lawrence Scharmann

Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Inclusion Life Science NGSS Pedagogy

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The Science Symposium

By Anna Kiley, David Jones, Carolyn Hester, Michael Coe, and Tony Ward

Assessment Environmental Science Inquiry Literacy Research

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Hair-Raising Fun!

By Sherab Tenzin, Mihye Won, and David Treagust

High School Assessment General Science Lesson Plans Pedagogy Physical Science Physics Research Teaching Strategies

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Career of the Month: Astronomer

Astronomers study objects that are outside of the Earth’s realm, such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies. Chris Carilli is an astronomer at the...

By Luba Vangelova

High School Astronomy Careers

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Engaging Students in Scientific Practices With the Notebooks of Alexander Graham Bell

By Peter DeCraene

High School Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Physical Science Physics