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Formative Assessment Probes: Is It a Theory? Speaking the Language of Science
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue focuses on a probe that is designed to find out if students (and teachers) distinguish scientific theories from the common use of the word…
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Science 101: How Do We Use Calculus in Science?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue describes the role of calculus in science classes.
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Safety First: Feather, Feet, and Fin Safety in the Classroom
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This article describes the safety and responsibility issues that come with using animals in the classroom.
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Methods and Strategies: Sculpt-a-Scientist
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue describes an artistic activity that shapes fourth-grade students' perceptions of scientists.
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Engineering Encounters: The Tightrope Challenge
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When confronted with a robotics engineering task, fourth-grade students develop growth mindsets.
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Magnetism: More Than Just Objects Attracted to Refrigerators
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Use the 5E model to assess students' prior knowledge about magnetism.
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Assessing Student Progress Along a Solar System Learning Progression
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Unify disparate astronomical concepts with the help of the NGSS.
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Just Do It! Performance Tasks in the Science Classroom
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Provide opportunities for students to become familiar with and comfortable using hands-on performance tasks.
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Help students learn how to develop the essential skill of creating their own testable hypotheses.
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Explore gears and forces through a hands-on investigation using simple machines.
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Including Often-Missed Knowledge and Skills in Science Assessments
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Use common specifications and scoring plans to develop successful assessments.
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Popular Science Nonfiction and the Connection Between Literacy and the NGSS
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Expose students to inspirational works they can critique and share.
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Moving Ahead With Alternate Conceptions
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Develop an alternate-conceptions survey instrument and inventory.
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Editor's Roundtable: Align Your Assessments With Three-Dimensional Learning
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Everyday Engineering: Why the Statue of Liberty is Green: Coatings, Corrosion, and Patina
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This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. This month's issue describes a 5E-learning-cycle lesson where students test different types of coatings on pennies to observe how the…
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