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Field Studies as a Pedagogical Approach to Inquiry
Book Chapter |
By designing and conducting their own field studies, students learn science in a meaningful context, apply scientific knowledge to local environmental issues, use resources within and around the school, and link…
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Scientific Inquiry: The Place of Interpretation and Argumentation
Book Chapter |
Secondary school students typically believe that scientific inquiry begins with a direct observation of the natural world and that scientific laws and theories become apparent from these observations. In reality,…
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Extending Inquiry With Geotechnologies in the Science Classroom
Book Chapter |
Geotechnologies are tools that allow your students to learn the skills of collecting and analyzing data and creating representations of data with an emphasis on spatial relationships. These processes are critical in…
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Web-Based Science Inquiry Projects
Book Chapter |
Web-based inquiry (WBI) learning activities support students as active learners. In these activities, students do not wait for a teacher or someone else to provide an answer. They conduct investigations with meaningful…
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Inquiry-Based Labs: The Scientific Report
Book Chapter |
In this chapter, the author teaches a General Biology I course with five inquiry-based laboratories. Although it is an introductory biology course for both majors and nonmajors, students are very engaged in the…
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An Outcomes-Oriented Approach to Implementing Inquiry
Book Chapter |
This chapter provides a short overview of the process of curricular planning with special emphasis on inquiry-based instruction. It outlines a validated method that curriculum designers and coordinators can use to…
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Getting Started With Inquiry: Six Invitations
Book Chapter |
Student participation in inquiry serves two objectives—first, students discover that science is something more than merely learning what others already know—and second, students develop skills in interpreting data and…
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Authentic And Relevant Literacy Experiences In Inquiry
Book Chapter |
In this chapter, the authors explain the layout of the units in the book. The authors integrated inquiry and literacy in learning cycle units in authentic and relevant ways. Through these units students have…
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Assessment in Support of Contextually Authentic Inquiry
Book Chapter |
If research into the assessment of science learning is going to make a difference for teachers, it must be applicable to the realities of K—12 classrooms. This research study conducted in urban elementary schools…
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Inquiry-Based Science as a Context for Communication
Book Chapter |
In this chapter, ways are examined in which you can make use of science inquiry lessons to support the development of the multimodal language of science. We focus on science as a context for language learning and…
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Using Popular Fiction to Inspire Scientific Inquiry
Journal Article |
Many teacher educator preparation programs do not provide opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to experience and examine the use of popular fiction as a connection point to science teaching. This study explores…
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More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4
NSTA Press Book |
Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons .* They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science content and ready-to-teach lessons. So what could be more perfect?…
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Model-Based Inquiry in Biology Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12 Online Extras
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Even More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K–5
NSTA Press Book |
Winner of the Gold EXCEL Award from Association Media…