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Moving Beyond “Knowing” About Science to Making Sense of the World

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Moving Beyond “Knowing” About Science to Making Sense of the World

This chapter introduces the book and explores the fundamental shifts implied by engaging students in science and engineering practices. We have many o...

The Framework, the NGSS, and the Practices of Science

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The Framework, the NGSS, and the Practices of Science

This chapter explicates the rationale for focusing on science and engineering practices and traces the development of this idea from earlier notions o...

Toward More Equitable Learning in Science

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Toward More Equitable Learning in Science

This chapter examines some important questions about equity in the science classroom. It explores how a focus on practices is in line with goals we ha...

The Role of Practices in Scientific Literacy

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The Role of Practices in Scientific Literacy

This chapter takes up the question of our broader societal goals for science literacy and explains the connections between these goals and the focus o...

Asking Questions

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Asking Questions

Asking questions might seem like a practice that is already in widespread use in today’s science classrooms. But the practice of “Asking Questions...

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

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Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

In this chapter, we share how different parts of investigations can be designed so that they work together and help students answer questions. In part...

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

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Analyzing and Interpreting Data

In this chapter, to highlight the development of this practice across K–12, a series of classroom examples are presented of analyzing and interpreti...

Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

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Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

Using mathematics and computational thinking practice is all about finding precise ways to describe the patterns and processes that make up scientific...

Constructing Explanations

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Constructing Explanations

In this chapter, we examine student engagement in the science practice of constructing explanations, which is a key practice of science and lies at th...

Engaging in Argument From Evidence

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Engaging in Argument From Evidence

In this chapter, we offer three vignettes of the practice of engaging in argument from evidence. These examples highlight the ways in which the compon...

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

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Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

In this chapter, the details of the practice of obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information are outlined and examples and resources provided ...

Engineering Practices

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Engineering Practices

The first part of this chapter explains the importance of the two practices that include elements designed to address the different goals and outcomes...

From Recitation to Reasoning

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From Recitation to Reasoning

This chapter is about fostering what we call academically productive talk in science classrooms to support students’ engagement with the eight scien...

Putting It All Together

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Putting It All Together

Throughout the chapters, we have provided many vivid images of students who are learning science in meaningful ways. In this chapter, we provide guida...

Summary and Conclusions

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Summary and Conclusions

This chapter concludes our discussion of the science and engineering practices with a summary of the big ideas from the book and a few strategies. We ...

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