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It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (Book Sample)
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It’s Still Debatable! encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to teach the content and thinking skills K–5 students need to explore real-world questions like these: • Is football too dangerous for…
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Discover student thinking while analyzing data…and having fun! (Data Literacy 101)
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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 our students to succeed at the data skill move (e.g., graphing,…
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Great news for multitasking middle school teachers: Science educators Terry Shiverdecker and Jessica Fries-Gaither can help you blend inquiry-based science and literacy instruction to support student learning and…
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Interdisciplinary Ideas: Data Literacy 101
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This column shares ways to bring other subjects into the science classroom.
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From the Editor's Desk: Developing ag Literacy
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Formative Assessment Probes: Supporting Literacy Capacities of Speaking and Listening
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment.
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Capitalizing on Literacy Connections
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Literacy is a critical component of science inquiry, but educators often need help incorporating literacy skills in school science programs. The authors describe a five-session professional development institute that…
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Using diaper advertisements to create product testers
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The Science and Literacy Framework
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Carefully selected trade books can introduce science concepts, develop background knowledge, reinforce hands-on lessons, support science-process skills, and at the same time enhance related literacy-process skills. They…
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To help students learn and apply science content, teachers can embed content literacy instruction within science instruction. This involves teaching the content and the literacy skills students need to learn that…