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Classroom Considerations: Instruction
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This chapter focuses on the classroom. When students with disabilities are part of an advanced class, the content of the class will remain the same but the science teacher may need to make some slight adjustments to the…
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Laboratory experiments are an essential component to the accelerated classroom and provide an interactive learning environment linking science concepts to “real world” observations. While the actual laboratory…
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Assistive Technology and Your Classroom
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Incorporation of technology into the advanced classroom has flourished as the national focus on success in STEM classes has accelerated. The assumption is that new technologies support student learning of scientific…
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This chapter addresses requesting testing accommodations for students who need them from either the College Board or International Baccalaureate (IB). Planning is essential to success, so identifying which students…
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One of the most important foundations for student success is the teacher. Particularly important is being open and willing to welcome students with disabilities into the classroom. The discussion in this chapter…
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An Overview of the Nature of Scientific Inquiry: Beginner Scientists and Experienced Scientists
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This chapter presents a project on puddles and understanding more about evaporation and the way nature behaves. Over the years, scientists have learned a lot and have made important contributions on how the rate of…
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Science Without Numbers: Wondering Why
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The chapter suggests making a paper helicopter and find out as much as you can about it in 30 minutes. Record the findings and then begin working in the same way on a project of your choice. You’ll find that one…
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The Numbers Game: Learning to Play the Numbers Game
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This chapter focuses on how our senses can deceive us by investigating the question, “Which line is longer?” Everyone was deceived! Scientists invent new instruments and are often very creative. For example, one way to…
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Variables and Their Controls: Being Fair
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To create a fair test, all the conditions (variables) must be kept the same (constant) except for the variable being investigated. Scientists call this type of investigation a controlled investigation. They try to find…
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Experiment Design: Getting Experiments to Work: Repeatability
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This chapter features five investigations from Starting Points presented in Chapter 1 and gives a scenario of “the test of a fair test” for each. If a test is a fair test, it is expected to be repeatable. This is…
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Sources of Error: Taking the Average
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This chapter focuses on sources of error and taking the average. If an investigation is done five times with different readings each time, what could make the difference and which result is most accurate? The average…
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Making Sense of Your Results: Charting Your Data
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Can you imagine the world without clocks? It was 400 years ago that Galileo got his idea for the first pendulum clock by watching the lamp in the dome of the cathedral swing back and forth with an even rhythm. The task…
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Explanations: Looking for Patterns and Trends: Generalizing
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This chapter features projects where you look for patterns and trends. The success of a project depends on whether or not the findings are valuable—whether you have discovered some generalizations—in addition to its…
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Sharing Your Findings: Displaying Your Project
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This chapter provides a simple pattern for making display boards and pictures of displays are found in the book. There is no recipe for a great display because every project is different. It’s a real challenge to find…
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Judging Projects: Checking for Quality
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It’s not easy to judge projects. Every project is different and must be judged on its own merits. Some projects are straightforward, while others are demanding. This chapter asks that students be the judge by carefully…
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