All Book Chapters

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Teaching About Heat and Temperature Using an Investigative Demonstration

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This chapter can be used as a st...

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Investigating Change Using the Invisible Test Tube Demonstration

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, the model lesso...

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There’s More to Magnetism Than Objects Being Attracted to Refrigerators

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This chapter explores a phenomen...

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Making the Connections: Addressing Students’ Misconceptions of Circuits

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, elementary stud...

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Gliding Into Understanding

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This chapter offers a 5E lesson ...

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Is It a Change?

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This lesson is one step in helpi...

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A Natural Storyline for Learning About Ecosystems

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, the third-grade...

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The Grand Erosion Investigation

Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, the fourth-grad...

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Leadership and Lessons Learned

This chapter takes you through five key points for putting an “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice using Predict, Observe, and Explain ...

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Science and Religion as Part of Our Professional Responsibilities

In this first chapter, we make the argument that addressing science and religion is, in fact, part of our collective job. We review four domains of sc...

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The Need for History and Evolution as a Science-Religion Case Study

This chapter begins with introducing Ian Barbour, who is generally credited with establishing science-religion interactions as a historical discipline...

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The Arc of History Bends Toward Teaching Evolution

This chapter emphasizes the historical roots and persistence of opposition to evolution given that it is the most prevalent science-religion theme. Te...

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Can You Teach That in a Science Class? The Legality of Addressing Religious Beliefs During Science Instruction in Public Schools

As you consider your current approach to teaching topics at the intersection of science and religion, we hope you’ll consider both the legal paramet...

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What the Public Thinks: Understanding the Current Context for Teaching Scientific Topics With Religious Implications

The research on the Creation Museum informed the focus of this chapter for providing teachers a broader context of the public’s varying attitudes, b...

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Addressing Science-Religion Interactions by Teaching About Science in the Elementary Grades

Teaching science can be a challenging endeavor, especially for elementary school teachers. In this chapter, we first define science and identify impor...