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Teaching Through Trade Books: Advocating for Action
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Teaching Through Trade Books
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This article explores a lesson on structure and function in an inclusive first grade classroom. The class is co-taught by a general and special education teacher. The lesson describes how the teachers co-teach through…
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STEM Learning is for Everyone!
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Early Years Column.
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STEM for Our Youngest Learners series
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Growing Beyond Earth: Cultivating 21st century science exploration
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Citizen Science column for the Jan/Feb 2024 Science Scope Journal
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The Science Practice of Modeling as a Sensemaking Tool
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Does the scientific practice of modeling actually support students in making thinking visible? Middle school teachers can build from the work of 12 K–8 teachers who wanted to learn how the practice of modeling is…
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January-February 2024 Scope on the Skies column
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Exploring Socioscientific Issues through Evidence-Based Argumentation with MEL Diagrams
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Critical thinking skills are best taught as students participate in the scientific practice of argumentation. When engaged in scientific argumentation students are expected to engage in active listening and social…
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Making Scientific Sensemaking Visible
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Many teachers and schools are coming to recognize the importance of sensemaking in the science classroom. But what does an NGSS-informed sensemaking lesson look like in practice, and how might our students respond to…
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Although the NGSS has helped teachers conceptualize teaching science in a more integrated way, effectively scaffolding students’ thinking within and across lessons can still be a challenge for any middle school science…
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Engaging Students in Waste-to-Energy Research Using Model Biodigesters
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a natural process whereby microorganisms break down organic material in the absence of oxygen. Biodigesters (sealed tanks where AD occurs) are complex ecological systems where different…
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Rules of Teaching That I learned in My Student Years
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As teachers we commonly learn our subject matter in high school and college. We acquire more knowledge in graduate school and in life experiences. At what stage do we learn how to teach? Answers vary. This article is…
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Conceptual and Mathematical Evolutionary Fitness models
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Biological evolutionary models have become popular tools for inquiry. Models can help expose complex systems and guide experimentation. Not all research questions require modelling. However, evolutionary models are…
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Using Photo-journals to Support Real-World Connections to Classroom Content
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Many teachers are asked by their students how the science content they are learning in class matters in the "real world." Although these connections may be clear to expert teachers, students often require additional…
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