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Professional Development: Learning to Always Be a Student
“If you are going to be a teacher, you should always be a student.” This quote has directed my entire career in education, and continues to drive ...
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Calling in Sick: What to Do When You Are Out of the Classroom
Whether you have been teaching for 1 year or 50, no one likes to miss class. But circumstances will arise throughout the school year that will require...
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Interdisciplinary Work: Don't Be Afraid of the Good Teachers
This chapter focuses on how to collaborate with other teachers in your classroom. It provides a guide for identifying teachers to work with, as well a...
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Surviving Year One and Transitioning into Thriving in Year Two and Beyond
As you finish your rookie season in the world of education, every first-year teacher deserves a hearty congratulation. Everyone will tell you that the...
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Leadership for New Teachers: How to Turn the Job Into a Career
Finally, this chapter talks about how to translate your enthusiasm and energy into becoming a young leader in the world of science education. It will ...
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The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children's ideas about the needs of seeds. The probe is designed to find out if stu...
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Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
The authors hope this chapter can open up a discussion with science educators in all areas of the system—from K–12 schools to informal science ins...
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Starting Class the Right Way: Starter Activities
A successful class period is often made within the first few minutes, and this chapter will detail effective and engaging science-based starter activi...
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Bird Migration Patterns in My Area
In this chapter, students consider indicators of climate change, interpret various representations of eBird citizen science data, and reflect on how t...
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Fireflies are one of the most fascinating insects because of their ability to produce light inside their bodies. Have you ever wondered why fireflies ...
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Fireflies are one of the most fascinating insects because of their ability to produce light inside their bodies. Have you ever wondered why fireflies ...
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In this sample of Spenser and the Rocks: I Wonder Why, Spenser has a rock collection. He notices that the rocks were different in other ways besides ...
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Clouds, Rain, Clouds Again sample
You may not like a rainy day. But rain is water, and water is needed. Find out why in this sample of Clouds, Rain, Clouds Again: I Wonder Why....
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There are times when the air moves a bit faster than a light breeze. It moves fast enough to bend small twigs on trees and bushes. It flutters the lea...
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Students Teaching Students: Jigsawing Through an Environmental Biology Course
The environmental biology course discussed in this chapter was designed for non- science majors, most of whom were preservice elementary education stu...