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This Isn't English Class! Using Writing as an Assessment Tool in Science
Writing is a huge part of science. It is the way scientists communicate ideas, results, conclusions, and opinions to other scientists. Thus, the autho...
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Making Thinking Visible: A Method to Encourage Science Writing in Upper Elementary Grades
Writing, in conjunction with other activities such as reading and hands-on experiences, contributes to greater critical thinking, thoughtful considera...
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By using the writing process to explore science, students and teachers can find new ways of clarifying, revising, and consolidating knowledge. To achi...
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Helping Students Write About Science Without Plagiarizing
Most students don't plagiarize just because they are lazy. Most of them simply do not know how to write about science. As teachers, we can use plannin...
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Learning to Write and Writing to Learn in Science: Refutational Texts and Analytical Rubrics
Most middle school science teachers are familiar with the idea of reading and writing across the curriculum. We, as science teachers, understand that ...
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In this activity, students will make a series of liquid layers with different densities using nontoxic chemicals. This free activity includes the Teac...
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Building Models in the Classroom
In this chapter, the author will go into more detail about using MBST in the lab and field, focusing on the practical concerns and techniques of model...
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The Creative Processes of Science
In this chapter, the author examines a way to create new problems for your students to solve in the lab and field. Also looks at ways to stimulate our...
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MBST and the Scientific Worldview
In this chapter, the author outlines the elements of a model of science in several operational social and personal contexts. Once you developed a mode...
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Can science really provide us with the ultimate answers to life, the universe, and everything? To answer this question and others, we first have to un...
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Mental models provide us with a framework for understanding Models-Based Science Teaching (MBST), as well as some of the tenets and limitations of sci...
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This chapter will provide you, as a teacher, with an overview of science: where it comes from, what it is, and how it relates to the MBST model. The c...
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In this chapter, the authors take a look at the three most common forms of communication used in science: verbal, written, and graphical. They will al...
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Because measurements are an important part of inquiry-based science, teachers need to teach measurement skills to their students. Doing so requires a ...
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Observation is frequently called the most basic of all the scientific skills. Ideally, observations should not include any assumptions, interpretation...