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Damico, James S.; Baildon, Mark C. – Teachers College Press, 2022
Climate change and climate denial have remained largely off the radar in literacy and social studies education. This book addresses that gap with the design of the "Climate Denial Inquiry Model" (CDIM) and clear examples of how educators and students can confront two forms of climate denial: "science denial" and "action…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Climate, Environmental Education, Inquiry
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Cherif, Abour H.; Siuda, JoElla E.; Kassem, Sana; Gialamas, Stefanos; Movahedzadeh, Farahnaz – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
One way to help students understand the scientific inquiry process, and how it applies in investigative research, is to involve them in scientific investigation. An example of this would be letting them come to their own understanding of how different variables (e.g., starting products) can affect outcomes (e.g., variable quality end products)…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Concept Formation, Scientific Research
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Wheeler, Lindsay B.; Whitworth, Brooke A.; Gonczi, Amanda L. – Science Teacher, 2014
The number of students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is declining due in part to a lack of student interest (Fairweather 2008; NRC 2012; PCAST 2010). One reason may be the difference between how science is done in school and how it is done in the field (Osborne, Simon, and Collins 2003). An interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Student Interests, Science Interests, STEM Education
Sampson, Victor; Enderle, Patrick; Gleim, Leeanne; Grooms, Jonathon; Hester, Melanie; Southerland, Sherry; Wilson, Kristin – NSTA Press, 2014
Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry for high school lab instruction but just are not sure how to do it? You are not alone. This book will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to start using this method right away. "Argument-Driven Inquiry in Biology" is a one-stop source of expertise,…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Scientific Research, Persuasive Discourse
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Petruševski, Vladimir M.; Bukleski, Miha – Science Education Review, 2006
A red sphere is seen at the bottom of a sealed glass tube filled with a colorless, transparent liquid. Holding the tube for a short period makes the sphere rise slowly from the bottom until it finally floats on the surface of the liquid. Instructions for preparing the demonstration are given, together with an explanation of the phenomenon. A…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Activities, Scientific Concepts
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Rangachari, P. K. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2000
Describes a problem-based course in which students in an interdisciplinary program explored the manufacture of biological knowledge. Discusses how students gained an appreciation of the complex interactions between ideals, individuals, institutions, and investments that comprise modern biological research through study of a variety of problems and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Course Descriptions