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Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 3: 32 New Matter and Energy Formative Assessment Probes

Have you been wanting to learn more about what your students know (or think they know) about major concepts in matter and energy? Have you been wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spanish? Then this is the book you’ve been wa...

By Page Keeley, Susan Cooper

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Physical Science Assessment Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Just Roll With It

Journal Article

Just Roll With It

Incorporating engineering into third-grade science...

Elementary Engineering Physics Lesson Plans NGSS

Teaching Teachers: Evolving the Physics Mindset

Journal Article

Teaching Teachers: Evolving the Physics Mindset

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. Changing perceptions and attitudes toward the teaching and learning of physical science...

Elementary Physical Science STEM Assessment Curriculum Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Professional Learning old

Formatively Assessing NGSS

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Formatively Assessing NGSS

Three models of formative assessment for addressing NGSS domains ...

High School Assessment NGSS

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

Journal Article

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

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....

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

Early Childhood Resources Review: <i>Creative Investigations in Early Engineering & Technology</i>

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Early Childhood Resources Review: <i>Creative Investigations in Early Engineering & Technology</i>

This column evaluates elementary science resources. This issue focuses on engineering and technology in early childhood....

Early Childhood STEM Technology NGSS

One District’s Path to Improving Student Discourse

Blog Post

One District’s Path to Improving Student Discourse

If you’ve spent any time exploring the shifts in NGSS instructional practices you will understand the call for “less sage on the stage and more guide on the side.” While such a metaphor can be applied to a variety of science classroom settings,...

By Sean Musselman

Elementary Middle School High School NGSS Teaching Strategies

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