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In this lesson, students explore the concept of sound through interactive read-alouds, videos, and inquiry activities. They create a simple communication device to investigate the role of sound in communicating over…
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In this lesson, students explore the concept of light through interactive read-alouds, viewing videos, and an inquiry activity in which they investigate how light interacts with various materials. We recommend reading…
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In this lesson, students synthesize their learning from the previous lessons to address the module challenge. They demonstrate their learning about light and sound waves by creating a musical performance that…
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Rethinking Development and Learning
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This chapter starts with the research on learning and cognition. It takes you through some of the emerging ideas about students’ intellectual abilities in terms of developmental psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive…
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Connecting Hands-On With Minds-On Experiences
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This chapter shows why the exact placement of activities in instruction is pivotal in learning and compares two different hands-on approaches. Assertions are provided about why “explore-before-explain” teaching is…
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Modern Sequences of Instruction
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This chapter discusses the key components of two contemporary sequences of science instruction. You will read about the phases of the Predict, Observe, and Explain (POE) and 5E instructional models. The activity boxes…
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Content and Process Working Together
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This chapter describes the construction of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Some activities are shared to reflect on the lessons you currently use and the connections to components of the NGSS. The activity…
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This chapter provides guidance on how you can create 5Es that translate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Activities are presented following each factor that you should consider when planning 5Es and offer…
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Teaching About Heat and Temperature Using an Investigative Demonstration
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Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This chapter can be used as a starting point for eliciting elementary teachers’ views of the effective…
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Investigating Change Using the Invisible Test Tube Demonstration
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Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, the model lesson is aimed at explaining why objects appear different underwater versus out…
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There’s More to Magnetism Than Objects Being Attracted to Refrigerators
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Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This chapter explores a phenomenon related to the lesson title and begins with an engagement activity that…
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Making the Connections: Addressing Students’ Misconceptions of Circuits
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Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, elementary students explore phenomena related to understanding the question “Why do the…
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Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This chapter offers a 5E lesson with Elaborate and Evaluate phases that places students in the role of…
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Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. This lesson is one step in helping students develop an understanding of the conservation of matter that takes…
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A Natural Storyline for Learning About Ecosystems
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Chapters 6–13 share grades 3–5 model lessons for putting the “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice. In this chapter, the third-grade lesson is aimed at developing students’ ideas about living things and Earth’…
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