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Assessing Student Presentations From Three Perspectives
Analyzing student presentations from three perspectives—expert, peer, and self—provides extended feedback and opportunities to learn. All three of...
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Tried and True: Cell City WebQuest
WebQuests are online activities that require students to read, analyze, and synthesize information found on the web. To facilitate instruction and stu...
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Editor’s Roundtable: Monitoring and assessing student learning
An effective teacher never leaves a key part of a lesson without checking to make sure there is an appropriate level of mastery before moving on to th...
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Science Sampler: Validating assessment—Teacher study groups
Teacher study groups are a valuable method of examining the validity of classroom assessments and determining how well the assessments align with stud...
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Science Sampler: Reflecting on the test
The author created a reflective “minds-on” activity that would challenge students to accept responsibility for their own learning and performance ...
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Assessing student-led, open-ended scientific inquiry holds a unique problem for classroom teachers because of the diverse skills and content that emer...
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Teacher’s Toolkit: Facilitating an inquiry-based science classroom
Despite recommendations from the National Science Education Standards and best practices for teaching science through inquiry-based methods, many teac...
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This month, Mercury will start becoming visible over the western horizon shortly after sunset. If you have students observe Mercury, they should do so...
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Teaching Earth Science Using Hot Air Balloons
Constructing model hot air balloons is an activity that captures the imaginations of students, enabling teachers to present required content to minds ...