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Engaging in Socioscientific Issues by Observing Habitats in the Context of Water Use and Drought
Teaching young students to engage in socioscientific reasoning can feel like an overwhelming task due to the abstract reasoning required. Yet, Sadler et al., (2007), note the importance of helping students develop socioscientific reasoning from a you...
By Grace Brunner, Catherine Lowe, Isaiah Kent-Schneider, Jerrid Kruse
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Summertime fun with Life Science!
In this issue of Tech Talk, learn about two terrific life science apps, Rewild the World from Google Arts and Culture and Explore.org. Engage your learners in NGSS Science and Engineering practices of Developing and Using Models and Asking Questions ...
By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey
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By Matthew Bobrowsky
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Scaffolding Fourth-graders’ Inquiry about Erosion
This sequence of lessons has students observing erosion and creating ideas about factors that affect erosion. Then, as a class, students first explore the impact of vegetation on erosion. Then, groups of students more independently investigate the im...
By Alexandria Burns, Jami Daniel, Jerrid Kruse, Ellen Gow
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This article presents a tool that teachers can use to support children in planning science investigations. Using an extended example from a second-grade investigation into seed dispersal, we describe strategies for structuring conversations that anch...
By Annabel Stoler, Eve Manz
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I CAN: Strategies for Rethinking How We Share Objectives
Teachers are often required to display or explicitly state learning objectives prior to beginning a lesson. In particular, many elementary classrooms are required to post or state “I CAN…” statements related to their standards. Unfortunately, t...
By Julianne Wenner, Brooke Whitworth
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Using Local Phenomena to Support Student Learning
Research on science teaching and learning supports instructional sequences that are driven by phenomenon, provide student-agency, and are made relevant to students. The use of locally-based, phenomenon-driven instruction that creates opportunities fo...
By Martha Inouye, Clare Gunshenan, Amanda Lopez
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In this article, we use the strategies listed above to engage students in a 5E lesson on static electricity (partially addressing MS-PS2-3). We start the engage phase by using a “magic trick” as a hook to engage students about static electricity....
By Jesse Wilcox, Stephanie Zavalza Flores, MacKenzie Bruns, Sarah Nolting
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Exploring the Favorites in Science Education Issue
Editor's Corner...
By Ann Haley Mackenzie
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Globalizing STEM Instruction Using Sustainable Development Goals
Global education presents an opportunity for all classroom teachers, regardless of subject or grade level, to engage students in understanding globally relevant issues that extend from content taught in class and providing opportunities for students ...
By George Hademenos