Teacher's Toolkit: Using the Five Practices to Facilitate a Meaningful Discussion on Plate Tectonics in a Middle School Classroom

by: Allison Davidson and Danielle Ross

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This issue explains how you can encourage abstract reasoning and scientific thinking through a Five Practices Discussion.

Grade Levels

Middle School

Topics

Earth & Space Science General Science NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 2/1/2019Stock # ss19_042_06_108Volume 042Issue 06

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