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Book Chapter | March 2016
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather predictions. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the limitations of long-term weather forecasting and to help students…
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Predict, Observe, Explain: Activities Enhancing Scientific Understanding
NSTA Press Book | October 2010
John Haysom and Michael Bowen provide middle and high school science teachers with more than 100 student activities to help the students develop their understanding of scientific concepts. The powerful Predict, Observe…
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Cornhole Predicts the Perfect Pitch
Journal Article | April 2021
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Reading Stories and Making Predictions
Book Chapter | March 2016
In this chapter, the objective of the activity “What Might Happen If ...?” is to have students think about a story and make predictions about what might happen next. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this book…
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Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force Patterns
Journal Article | June 2021
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Lab 20: Predicting Hurricane Strength
Book Chapter | February 2018
In this lab investigation, students are introduced to the disciplinary core idea of Natural Hazards as they develop a conceptual model that can be used to predict changes in wind speed inside a hurricane over time.…
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Journal Article | November 2022
Historically, undergraduate anatomy and physiology (A&P) has been a challenging course for incorporating conceptual learning techniques due to large class sizes and an emphasis on content and terminology. The…
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Journal Article | September 2010
By thinking about the concept of density and taking into account the research on children’s ideas about this concept, the authors were able to unpack the typical sink or float activity and realize that it has students…
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Journal Article | January 2007
Do any of your students struggle with the scientific and mathematical concepts underlying a lab investigation or to articulate conclusions based on their data? If so, try enhancing their higher-order thinking skills by…
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Commentary: A Testable Prediction
Journal Article | April 2003
An opinion piece about the definition of "hypothesis."
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Point of View: Predictably Unpredictable
Journal Article | December 2015
This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue describes examples of challenging student behavior and provides ideas to help confront this type of…
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Predicting The Timing And Location of the Next Hawaiian Volcano
Journal Article | December 2009
The wealth of geologic data on Hawaiian volcanoes makes them ideal for study by middle school students. In this paper the authors use existing data on the age and location of Hawaiian volcanoes to predict the location…
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The Early Years: Reading Stories, Making Predictions
Journal Article | October 2011
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses using books to help students learn to make predictions.
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Science Sampler: Jumping to the right conclusions, inferences, and predictions
Journal Article | September 2005
Writing meaningful conclusions, drawing accurate inferences, and making relevant predictions are essential skills that many adolescents lack. The differences among conclusions, inferences, and predictions, although…
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Teacher to Teacher: Predicting, Explaining, and Observing Thermal Energy Transfer
Journal Article | November 2016
This column provides practical advice from your peers. This month's columnn discusses using the Mixing Water formative assessment probe from Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Vol. 2 to determine student thinking…
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