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Science Sampler: Perceptions about Moon phases
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One of the most common topics about which students have misconceptions is the phases of the Moon. This article features a two-week course about Moon phases including classroom instruction, videos, field observations,…
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Moon Phase as a Context for Teaching Scale Factor
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The Sun and the Moon are our most visible neighbors in space, yet their distance and size relative to the Earth are often misunderstood. Science textbooks fuel this misconception because they regularly depict linear…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Moon Phases and Models
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From the time they are very young, children are naturally curious about the Moon. They may wonder about the different shapes of the Moon when they look up at the night sky. In this month’s primary lesson, students…
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Moon Misconceptions: Bringing pedagogical research of lunar phases into the classroom
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Pedagogical research gives a three-step teaching strategy to address misconceptions—identify, overturn, and then replace with a scientific conception. Moon phases is one of the most common and persistent misconceptions…
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Science Sampler: Conceptualizing Moon Phases—Helping students learn how to learn
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Helping students understand how to learn is an important goal for all subjects and levels of education. While this goal is highly regarded, promoting it is extremely difficult. Many times, we as teachers are consumed…
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An important goal of the current reform movement in science education is to promote scientific literacy in the United States, and scientific inquiry is at its heart. However, the National Science Education Standards…
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A High-Stakes-Test Intervention: Moon-Phase Models as Viewed from Earth and Space
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Schools are under increasing pressure to meet accountability requirements and show growth in student achievement across tested content areas. As a result, throughout the school year, student achievement data are…
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