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Freebies for Science Teachers, November 23, 2021
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the particle model of matter. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that air is made up of particles that are widely spaced with…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think individuals intentionally change their physical characteristics or behaviors in…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust…
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Learning Science in Informal Environments
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Freebies for Science Teachers, November 9, 2021
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Laboratory Instructional Space Safety Checklist
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Parent Involvement in Science Learning
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Co-Constructing Classroom Agreements with Students
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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.
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Using the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine
Professional Learning Unit |
In this module, educators will be introduced to the four elements of the Putting the Pieces Together (PT2) Instructional Routine. In the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine, students synthesize ideas they…
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Social Justice in the Science Classroom
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 24, 2023
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