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Discover student thinking while analyzing data…and having fun! (Data Literacy 101)

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Discover student thinking while analyzing data…and having fun! (Data Literacy 101)

Our students rarely practice data skills with data not related to our science content, which makes sense given all we must teach. But always asking ou...

Middle School Literacy Sensemaking Three-Dimensional Learning

The Science Practice of Modeling as a Sensemaking Tool

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The Science Practice of Modeling as a Sensemaking Tool

Does the scientific practice of modeling actually support students in making thinking visible? Middle school teachers can build from the work of 12 ...

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Middle School Pedagogy Sensemaking Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Making Scientific Sensemaking Visible

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Making Scientific Sensemaking Visible

Many teachers and schools are coming to recognize the importance of sensemaking in the science classroom. But what does an NGSS-informed sensemaking l...

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking Three-Dimensional Learning

Making light work of gravity: Scaffolding middle schoolers’ thinking to help them understand gravitational lensing.

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Making light work of gravity: Scaffolding middle schoolers’ thinking to help them understand gravitational lensing.

Although the NGSS has helped teachers conceptualize teaching science in a more integrated way, effectively scaffolding students’ thinking within and...

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Physical Science Sensemaking Teaching Strategies

Promoting Sensemaking Through an Impactful Instructional Sequence

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Promoting Sensemaking Through an Impactful Instructional Sequence

A valuable framework for promoting sensemaking includes the convergence of two independent ideas: (1) the focus of modern education on teaching for un...

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Middle School 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking

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Argumentation Goes Viral

Although argumentation is a critical historical component of scientific literacy, the recent coronavirus pandemic and associated issues have highlight...

By David C. Owens, Noah P. Sheridan, and Amanda L. Townley

5E Research Sensemaking Teaching Strategies

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Growing Students' Meaning-Making

In this sensemaking lesson, K–2 students explore how different factors influence seed germination and explain the elements necessary to sprout. Note...

By Patrick Brown, Jessica Fries-Gaither, and Kathy Renfrew

Elementary 5E Crosscutting Concepts Pedagogy Sensemaking Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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