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Scientific Inquiry: The Place of Interpretation and Argumentation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4
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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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Using Popular Fiction to Inspire Scientific Inquiry
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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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Model-Based Inquiry in Biology Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12 Online Extras
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Model-Based Inquiry in Biology Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12 Online Extras If you have purchased Model-Based Inquiry in Biology Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12, you can view the accompanying additional resources online. These resources are for your personal use only and are…
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Even More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K–5
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Winner of the Gold EXCEL Award from Association Media…
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Scientific Inquiry, Student Learning, and the Science Curriculum
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What we know about student learning establishes links between scientific inquiry and the science curriculum. In this chapter, the author discusses scientific inquiry and the current learning research. He then proposes…
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