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The lesson in this chapter is designed to open a unit on cells and cell parts. In the exploration, students will view plant, animal, and bacteria cells through a microscope while looking for the answers to their own…
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The basic ideas in this chapter are simple. The cell duplicates important parts (including DNA) and then divides in half. Students often find the topic of cell division difficult because they become bogged down in the…
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All animals have some form of a skeleton. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals have an internal skeleton, made of bones or cartilage. Arthropods have a stiff internal skeleton. Worms and other soft-bodied…
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The topic of plants does not excite many middle school students. Learning about the inner workings of xylem and phloem feels far removed from any practical applications in their lives. This chapter uses a (true life!)…
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This chapter focuses on the relationship between genes and alcoholism. Examining this relationship can help students make wise choices about drinking, and it also can help them gain a wider perspective on genetics—a…
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Materials Repurposed: Find a Wealth of Free Resources at Your Local Recycling Center
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By looking at the function and purpose of any piece of equipment, a creative teacher can find a suitable replacement for many premade science materials, sometimes from the most unlikely places. This chapter features a…
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Making Mendel’s Model Manageable
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Genetics is often a fascinating but difficult subject for middle level students. They can see the results of genes in every organism, but trying to visualize what happens at the level of genes is challenging for…
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Looking Forward Into the 21st Century: Implications for the Science Leader
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Science education and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education are often used interchangeably. As science educators in search of our place in STEM education, we face a professional identity…
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The Role of Leadership in Fostering Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching
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In this chapter, the author first address the concepts of inquiry and leadership presented in the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996). Then presents examples of leaders who foster inquiry-based learning…
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Bending the Professional Teaching Continuum: How Teacher Renewal Supports Teacher Retention
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This chapter is built on the premise that science teachers develop their practice along a professional continuum that consists of recruitment, preparation, new teacher induction, ongoing professional development, and…
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No Boundaries: The Role of Mobility in Recruiting New Teachers and Developing New Leaders
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The development of teacher leaders in any discipline is hindered when the pool of available candidates is shallow, and developing science leaders—whether at the classroom, district, state, or national level—largely…
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Professional Learning Communities: School Collaboration in Implement Science Education Reform
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It has never been more important for teachers to work together. We must learn from each other, open up our classrooms, share student work, serve as mentors and coaches, and work with mentors and coaches. Until recently…
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This chapter addresses how to create a community of minority science teacher leaders who are not only committed to teaching in urban schools, but also to helping close the achievement gap, especially in the area of…
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Assessing Assessment to Inform Science Leadership
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This chapter uses the ReaL Earth System Science project as a metaphor for investigating the landscape of assessment in science education. This framing turns the focus of the five questions away from the Earth system and…
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Care to Share? The Marymount School Science Department Professional Development Program
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This chapter reveals how one school, The Marymount School of New York, developed a goal-setting model. This model effectively promotes innovation in the classroom, in the curriculum, and in the school and involves…
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