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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science: Lab Investigations for Grades 6-8 (e-book)
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Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry for middle school lab instruction but just aren’t sure how to do it? Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science will provide you with both the information and…
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How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards
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How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are distinct from prior science standards in three essential ways. 1) Performance. Prior standards documents listed what students should “know” or “understand.” These ideas needed to be translated into performances that could…
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If You Build it, They Will Learn: 17 Devices for Demonstrating Physical Science (e-book Set)
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If You Build It, They Will Learn is the perfect do-it-yourself guide for physics teachers who want custom-made demonstration projects to use in their classrooms. Devices like Galileo’s Track, Coupled Pendulum, and Gum-…
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Beginning high school students may not have a firm foundation in the prerequisite skills to succeed in a laboratory-oriented science course, yet they are expected to develop these skills by the end of the course. This…
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The essential feature of the "targeted test revision" process is that students are encouraged to rework exam problems that they did not complete successfully. Instead of punishing students for not doing their best work…
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Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 3-5: Phenomenon-Based Learning (e-book)
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The authors say there are three good reasons to buy this book: 1. To improve your students’ thinking skills and problem-solving abilities. 2. To get easy-to-perform experiments that engage students in the…
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Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6-8: Phenomenon-Based Learning (e-book)
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What student—or teacher—can resist the chance to experiment with Rocket Launchers, Sound Pipes, Drinking Birds, Dropper Poppers, and more? The 35 experiments in Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6–8,…
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Advertising in The Science Teacher
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No other journal meets the needs of high school educators the way The Science Teacher does. It specializes in the topics and issues that teachers care about most—which makes it the ideal editorial environment to…
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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science (e-book)
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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical science. The book discusses the 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and…