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Team Teaching Science: Success for All Learners

In Team Teaching Science, Ed Linz, Mary Jane Heater, and Lori A. Howard demonstrate the truth in the old adage “Two heads are better than one.” T...

By Lori A. Howard, Ed Linz, Mary Jane Heater

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Teaching Strategies Professional Learning old

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Even More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events

• How can water and a penny demonstrate the power of mathematics and molecular theory? • Do spelling and punctuation really matter to the human ...

By Thomas O'Brien

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Assessment Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

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Project Earth Science: Astronomy, Revised 2nd Edition

How well can your students … • Illustrate the reason for Earth’s seasons? • Explain how far a light year is? • Simulate the phases of ...

By Geoff Holt, Nancy W. West

Elementary High School Middle School General Science

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Project Earth Science: Geology, Revised 2nd Edition

How well can your students … • Explain the distribution of earthquakes? • Model volcanic eruptions? • Demonstrate plate motions and interac...

By Paul D. Fullagar, Nancy W. West

Middle School Elementary High School General Science New Science Teachers

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More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events

• What can a chocolate chip cookie tell us about the Earth’s resources and the importance of environmental conservation? • How can a clear, col...

By Thomas O'Brien

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education General Science

Cucumber Seeds

Book Chapter

Cucumber Seeds

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about living things. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Food Chain Energy

Book Chapter

Food Chain Energy

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the flow of energy in a trophic relationship that children are most familia...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Environmental Science Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Chrysalis

Book Chapter

Chrysalis

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life cycles. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that the pup...

Elementary Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment Phenomena

DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

Book Chapter

DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about structures they encounter when they learn about heredity. The probe is desig...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

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