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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think animals intentionally adapt to a change in their environment.
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The purpose of this investigation is to give students an opportunity to use the disciplinary core idea adaptation and the crosscutting concept of cause and effect to figure out, Why do mammals that live in the Arctic…
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Life thrives or perishes depending upon its ability to adapt to changes in the environment. Over time, living organisms develop adaptive strategies that enable them to meet the demands precipitated by those changes. In…
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When students think of cold weather, they often think of mittens, snowflakes, and penguins! In this chapter, celebrate those tuxedo-clad birds that have come to symbolize winter and provides students with the…
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This chapter shares two examples of “classic” science lessons adapted to teach science content through engineering design. It also provides some more general strategies for adapting science investigations to focus on…
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The emperor penguin is one of the most identifiable animals on earth. Its survival depends on a variety of factors, such as temperature and other environmental elements. In order to engage fifth-grade students in…
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Adapting Labs and Troubleshooting
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A great deal of information is available on how children learn—brain research, multiple intelligence aspects, concrete versus abstract thinking, environmental stimuli, and so on—but one key feature can be gleaned from…
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An Adapted Journal Club Approach
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Students must be able to evaluate primary literature, yet few options exist within the undergraduate curriculum to develop the necessary skills. In this article, we offer an adapted journal club that provides students…
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Designing, Selecting, and Adapting Tools
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This chapter walks you through processes for selecting, adapting, and designing tools to use in the Feedback Loop. It provides ideas for tools teachers can use to explore selected science practices in classrooms. The…
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Planning to ADAPT Materials for Classroom Instruction
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For this chapter, the goals are to identify the degree to which current instructional materials accommodate performance expectations from Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and to adapt these materials into a…
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Using Adapted Primary Literature in the Science Classroom
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Adapting Existing Curriculum for Equitable Learning Experiences
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Beaks And Biomes: Understanding Adaptation In Migrating Organisms
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In this chapter students conduct direct and indirect investigations to answer the question, How is the sanderling adapted to survive in two different environments? The unit focuses on the sanderling, a shorebird that…
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Service-Learning Through Citizen Science in a COVID-Adapted Classroom
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Classrooms were turned upside down amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, which began approximately halfway through the spring 2020 semester. A service-learning project was implemented in my section of a general biology…
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Adapting the JASON Project: Real Science, Real Time, Real Learning
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The JASON Project is a multidisciplinary curriculum involving real science studies and comparing them to local studies performed by students. The Plymouth Public School System, located on the south shore of…
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