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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical scienc...

By Patrick Brown

High School Physical Science 5E Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Science Portfolios

By Lauren Simpson and Brooke Whitworth

High School Pre-service Teachers Assessment Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Oligotrophic

By Quinn Washburn, Sarah Wolf, Jay Well, Stephen Noell, Chih-Ping Lee, Luis M. Bolaños, Stephen J. Giovannoni, and Christopher P. Suffridge

High School Biology Climate Change Curriculum Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices

Journal Article

Exploring the Zooniverse

By Lacey Huffling, Heather Scott, Melissa Weeks, Hayward Johnson, Britt Gantt, and Regina Collins

Middle School High School Biology Citizen Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Environmental Science Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

From Local to Global

By Nancy Trautmann, Laura Branch, Rebecca Rehder Wingerden, Michelle Watkins, Janet Ort, and Kelsey Deal

High School 5E Biology Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

The Energy Zipline

By Katherine Carman and Jerrid Kruse

Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

How Can We Use Data to Predict the Length of a Shadow?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Integrating Computational Modeling Into Science Instruction With English Learners

By Alison Haas, Scott Grapin, Katie Simon, Lorena Llosa and Okhee Lee

Elementary Computer Science Earth & Space Science Multilingual Learners Environmental Science NGSS

Blog Post

Distance Learning, A Year Later

Middle School Elementary High School Distance Learning NGSS Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

Are There Differences in How People Are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States? If So, Why Are There Differences, and What Should We Do About the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19?

By Todd Campbell, Okhee Lee, Eileen Murray, and John Russell

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Equity Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices STEM Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Transforming Local Spaces With Relevant Perspectives

By Martha Inouye, Clare Gunshenan, Ana Houseal, Jennifer Applequist, and Lorna Bath

Middle School Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Life Science NGSS Performance Expectations Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning