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Starting Class the Right Way: Starter Activities
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A successful class period is often made within the first few minutes, and this chapter will detail effective and engaging science-based starter activities. These 10-minute teaching ideas, including “Admit Slip, Please…
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Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
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The authors hope this chapter can open up a discussion with science educators in all areas of the system—from K–12 schools to informal science institutions and afterschool learning environments—about the varied ways to…
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Basic Special Education Terms and Laws
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Science teachers are not responsible for knowing the intricacies of disabilities and disability laws, but the fact that students with disabilities will be in the classroom means that they need to have at least a working…
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The science teacher is an important member of the IEP team—bringing unique knowledge and perspective—and communication with the rest of the team will lead to the best possible outcome for students with disabilities in…
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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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