Layers of Phenomena

Journal Article | July 2022

Making Everyday Phenomena Phenomenal

Journal Article | April 2020

Phenomena in Our Science Classrooms

Journal Article | March 2022

Using Summary Tables to Support Students’ Explanations of Science Phenomena

Journal Article | November 2022

Constructing Explanatory Arguments Based on Evidence Gathered While Investigating Natural Phenomena in a Secondary Biology Classroom

Book Chapter | April 2018

This chapter, by Tricia Shelton, examines the use of explanatory arguments for empowering students to construct their own understanding of scientific concepts. High school students are guided by their own questions as…

Constructing Explanatory Arguments Based on Evidence Gathered While Investigating Natural Phenomena in a Professional Development Context

Book Chapter | April 2018

This chapter, by Kevin J. B. Anderson, shares examples from experiences that support teacher professional learning about scientific arguments based on evidence. The chapter also delves into strategies to help teachers…

Constructing Arguments Based on Evidence Gathered While Investigating Natural Phenomena in an Undergraduate Course in Earth Science

Book Chapter | April 2018

This chapter, by Michael A. Gibson, discusses an adaptable instruction activity used in undergraduate Earth science courses with preservice teachers to illustrate the gains in conceptual understanding that result from…

Constructing Explanatory Arguments Based on Evidence Gathered While Investigating Natural Phenomena in the Physical Sciences in an Elementary Context

Book Chapter | April 2018

This chapter, by Zong Vang, Eric Brunsell, and Elizabeth Alderton, addresses the inclusion of scientific argumentation in elementary classrooms and its connection to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). It…

Teacher To Teacher: Teaching With Everyday Phenomena

Journal Article | February 2018

This column provides practical advice from your peers. The author describes the process of making ice cream as a good example of an anchoring phenomenon.

Idea Bank: Explaining Biological Phenomena

Journal Article | September 2010

In this Idea Bank, the author provides two classroom activities that integrate argumentation, explanation, and the use of evidence with biology content. The first example fits within an ecology unit; the second works…

Teacher To Teacher: Using Phenomena to Drive Student Questions

Journal Article | September 2018

This column provides practical advice from your peers. Last summer’s flooding of Houston, Texas, left many wondering what caused this catastrophic event. To answer students' questions about these types of events, the…

What’s So Phenomenal About Animals?

Journal Article | July 2021

Observing the Unobservable

Journal Article | November 2022

Supporting Three-Dimensional Learning From Students’ Questions About Water With a Storyline Unit

Journal Article | March 2022

Phenomenon-Based Professional Development

Journal Article | March 2021