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A man in the band was striking an instrument called a triangle. It made a ringing sound. “That sound reminds me of wind chimes,” said Jane. “The triangle makes a soft ringing sound when it vibrates,”…
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Get a Grip! A Middle School Engineering Challenge
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Get a Grip! is a problem-based unit that places middle school students in the role of engineers who are challenged to design and construct prosthetic arms for amputees in a war-torn country. The students use common…
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The story in this chapter tries to set the stage for discussions and inquiry into the nature of temperature and heat and to the fact that heat exchange is the cause of what scientists call a phase change—when something…
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In this chapter, this story really leaves us hanging! It’s a great one for real investigation! There are two purposes of the story: the first is to investigate closed systems. Anything that happens inside uses up only…
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The incident described in this story actually happened to the author during a camping trip in Everglades National Park years ago. The humidity was fierce but the air cooled down and overnight he awoke to a wet face and…
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Assessing and Addressing Student Science Ideas
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Our students are not blank slates. They come to school with a wide range of experiences that have shaped their science understandings—reading books, watching TV, and playing video games. From many years of research…
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How Is STEM Education Reform Different From Other Education Reforms?
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“How is this education reform different from any other reform?” In the context of this chapter, the answer to this question is what differentiates STEM reform from other reforms, such as the Sputnik era. This chapter…
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Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 3:<i>Blood Smears</i>
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In the student version of this activity, your students are beginning to think that some of their patients’ symptoms may be caused by either a pathogen or a genetic disorder. The students will analyze the red blood cells…
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Teacher Guide for Let’s Diagnose Them, Lab 3: Blood Smears
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In the teacher version of this activity, your students are beginning to think that some of their patients’ symptoms may be caused by either a pathogen or a genetic disorder. The students will analyze the red blood cells…
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Classroom Considerations: Behavior
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Behavior management is probably never an issue in your advanced-level science class, and you should not assume that it will be now that you have a student with a disability in your class. Remember that good preparation…
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Introduction To The <i>NGSS</i>
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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) consists of a series of standards for grades kindergarten through 12. In rather straightforward terms, the NGSS has only two specific purposes beyond its broad vision for…
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Visual Literacy in Earth Science: Phases of the Moon
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Chapters 6, 7, and 8 are practice chapters. Each chapter provides the appropriate content standards for grades K-4 and 5-8 and several partial lessons and each follows the same format but addresses a different content…
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What is wind? What is it made of? What can it do? In this lesson, students explore ways to change the speed and direction of a Ping-Pong ball using a handheld air pump to simulate wind. Simple experiments help them…
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5E(z) Guidelines for Designing Research- Informed Science Lesson Sequences
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Overworked elementary teachers do not have to invest their limited time in creating, field-testing, and revising their own science activities from scratch. This chapter reviews the five steps that teachers can use to…
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Students Teaching Students: Jigsawing Through an Environmental Biology Course
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The environmental biology course discussed in this chapter was designed for non- science majors, most of whom were preservice elementary education students. Instruction in the course is designed around the…
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