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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the process of meiosis at the chromosomal level to determine ”How Does the Process of Meiosis Reduce the Number of Chromosomes in Reproductive Cells?” It also gives students an opportunity to d...
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The purpose of this lab is to give students an opportunity to apply what they know about the inheritance of traits to solve a problem ”Are All of Mr. Johnson’s Children His Biological Offspring?” This lab also gives students an opportunity to ...
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The purpose of this lab is to give students an opportunity to apply what they know about the inheritance of traits to determine “Which Model of Inheritance Best Explains How a Specific Trait Is Inherited in Fruit Flies?” This lab also gives stu...
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Biodiversity and the Fossil Record
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the history of life on Earth and to help them discover “How Has Biodiversity on Earth Changed Over Time?” This lab also gives students an opportunity to use an existing data set and mathematics...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the effects of predation and explain “Why Will the Characteristics of a Bug Population Change in Different Ways in Response to Different Types of Predation?” Students will also have an opportun...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they have learned about the theory of descent with modification to explain “Does Mammalian Brain Structure Support or Refute the Theory of Descent with Modification?“ This lab also gives stud...
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The purpose of this lab is to have students apply what they know about natural selection to explain the process of allopatric speciation and to discover “Why Does Geographic Isolation Lead to the Formation of a New Species?” It also gives stude...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of evolutionary relationships or phylogeny to determine ”How Are Humans Related to Other Members of the Family Hominidae?” It also provides students with an opportunity to anal...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of protein synthesis, descent with modification, and cladograms to identify “How Are Whales Related to Other Mammals?” They will also have an opportunity to access and use an...
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The activities in this chapter provide an introduction to the NGSS. Activity 1 allows educators to explore the progressions of NGSS to begin understanding the structure of NGSS....
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Facilitating Professional Development Using This Book
This chapter discusses how to use the book to plan professional development. It includes a description of two “strands” of work that schools need to engage in during the implementation process, provides guideposts for effective professional devel...
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This chapter identifies a series of challenging questions and issues that arise frequently during professional development related to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Through discussions, reflections, and workshop evaluations, we identif...
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This chapter provides suggestions for administrators as they consider how to lead and support implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). It’s important to remember that change happens in a very thoughtful, planned way. Implemen...
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Exploring the Practices and Crosscutting Concepts
This chapter provides a series of activities to help science teachers understand the three dimensions of the Framework for K–12 Science Education—science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas—and how they...
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Supporting Science Learning for All Students
This chapter includes activities that explore the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Appendix D, “All Standards, All Students” and the case studies included with that appendix. These classroom case studies describe instructional approaches ...