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Getting more science teachers to model “doing” science
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–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983) Why is there not more attention for getting all students (and teachers) actually “doing” science in every K-16 science classroom? The…
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Zoom In! Modeling Variation in Deer Mice with Connected Bio
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How can we plan a safe model rocket launch and landing?
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How Can Computational Modeling Help Explain the Spread of COVID-19?
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Science Trade Books and the 5E Model: A Mix of the Right Ingredients
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Computer Modeling, Computational Thinking, and Community-Driven Science Practices
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First-Graders Modeling Day and Night: Making Sense of a Phenomenon
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As a first-grade teacher in Detroit with predominantly Latinx students and English language learners, I worked for several weeks at the end of last school year with a doctoral candidate in science education and former…
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Is "instant snow" a good model for actual snow?
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Children often use ordinary objects to represent other objects—a block might become a phone, or a rock might become a cookie, during their play. This imaginative play means they understand that the “phone” and the “…
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Supporting Three-Dimensional Learning Through Model-Based Inquiry Units and Resources
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How Can We Plan a Safe and Successful Model Rocket Launch?
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What can we do to ensure safe and successful model rocket launches and landings?
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How does a parachute’s design affect the speed of descent and landing location of a model rocket?
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Recording in a journal—video clips model using a science journal
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Not having any “kids” at home these days, I have to make a special effort to learn about the programs my preschool students are watching on television. I like to know the opening songs so I can impress the children!…
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Autism According to the Council for Exceptional Children, autism is a “spectrum disorder within a group of developmental disabilities defined by significant impairments in social interaction and communication, and by the presence of unusual behaviors and interests,” such as repetitive and stereotypic…
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Intellectual Disabilities Introduction Students with intellectual disabilities are identified by exhibiting the following criteria: Sub-average intellectual ability (IQ 70 or lower) Problems in adaptive functioning Manifested before the age of 18 General Strategies Identify science role…