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  • The Science Project Portfolio

    Journal Article |

    Transform the science fair experience into an authentic summative assessment.

  • Engaging Students in Science Learning: A Productive Approach to Classroom Management

    Professional Learning Unit |

    In this module, participants consider the relationship between fostering student engagement through tapping into their curiosity and positive behavior choices in the classroom. Participants explore two different ways of…

  • Co-Constructing Classroom Agreements with Students

    Professional Learning Unit |

    Science is social! Norms can support a classroom community in which students and teachers actively try to make sense of the natural and built worlds.

  • Science Sampler: Bushwhacking for Bones

    Journal Article |

    An Earthwatch Institute Moose and Wolves Expedition to Isle Royale in Lake Superior was an excellent professional development opportunity in which the author built camaraderie with fellow teachers and created a predator…

  • Digestive System

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the digestive system. The probe is designed to find out whether students realize a main function of the digestive system is to break food down into…

  • Adaptation

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think animals intentionally adapt to a change in their environment.

  • Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education

    Journal Article |

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