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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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The Grand Erosion Investigation
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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 fourth-grade lesson is aimed at helping students explore the Next Generation Science…
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Leadership and Lessons Learned
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This chapter takes you through five key points for putting an “explore-before-explain” mind-set into practice using Predict, Observe, and Explain (POE) and 5E sequences, as well as the Next Generation Science Standards…
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Students explore natural hazards and their causes, with the aim of understanding that various types of natural hazards occur around the world. These hazards can be classified as those with weather-related causes and…
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In this lesson, students continue to explore natural hazards and connect the impacts with effects on animals’ homes. They investigate earthquakes as an example of a natural hazard caused by phenomena within Earth.…
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Our Natural Hazard Preparedness Plans
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In this lesson, students work in teams to demonstrate their understanding of the impacts of natural hazards by creating preparedness plans describing how people and communities can prepare. Student teams also create…
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Let’s Explore Motion Through Play!
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In this lesson, students are introduced to the module challenge and begin to explore the concept of physics in motion through everyday play experiences. They make predictions about the motion of toys and participate in…
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In this lesson, students explore the concept of physics in motion by exploring roller coasters and working in teams to create virtual roller coasters. The focus is on forces that act on roller coasters. We recommend…
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Roller Coaster Design Challenge
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In this lesson, students work in teams to use the engineering design process (EDP). They apply their learning from previous lessons to design, build, and test various marble track roller coasters. We recommend reading…
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