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Scientific Argumentation in Biology: 30 Classroom Activities

“Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inq...

By Victor Sampson, Sharon Schleigh

Elementary High School Middle School Biology General Science Life Science Assessment Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Labs Literacy Teacher Preparation

Cucumber Seeds

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Cucumber Seeds

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about living things. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Food Chain Energy

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Food Chain Energy

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the flow of energy in a trophic relationship that children are most familia...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Environmental Science Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Ecosystem Cycles

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Ecosystem Cycles

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to re...

Biology Environmental Science Life Science Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Phenomena

Changing Environment

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Changing Environment

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students hold Lamarckian...

Biology Environmental Science Evolution Life Science Assessment Phenomena

Eggs

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Eggs

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about sexual reproduction. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recogn...

Biology Life Science Assessment

Chrysalis

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Chrysalis

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life cycles. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that the pup...

Elementary Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment Phenomena

DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

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DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about structures they encounter when they learn about heredity. The probe is desig...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Eye Color

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Eye Color

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit ideas about genetic traits. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that some traits, suc...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Human Body

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Human Body

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the cellular makeup of the human body. The probe is designed to see if stud...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Chlorophyll

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Chlorophyll

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about a scientific word they frequently encounter in middle and high school scie...

High School Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment

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Once Upon a Life Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers

Reading skills and life science come together in this engaging new book for middle school teachers. Once Upon a Life Science Book makes it easy for te...

By Jodi Wheeler-Toppen

Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

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