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Direct linkKastens, Kim; Krumhansl, Ruth; Baker, Irene – Science Teacher, 2015
This article is aimed at teachers already experienced with activities involving small, student-collected data sets and who are now ready to begin working with large, online data sets collected by scientists and engineers. The authors discuss challenges, instructional strategies, and sources of appropriate lesson plans. With guidance, plus online…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation
Wagler, Amy; Wagler, Ron – Science Teacher, 2014
Every high school graduate should be able to use data analysis and statistical reasoning to draw conclusions about the world. Two core statistical concepts for students to understand are the role of variability in measures and evaluating the effect of a variable. In the activity presented in this article, students investigate a scientific question…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Inferences
Crismond, David – Science Teacher, 2013
This article describes beginner habits and misconceptions related to design practices. Once teachers are aware of these habits and misconceptions, they can more easily recognize them and work to remedy them through instruction. Presented herein are eight practice habits. Each item begins with the practice, describes a related design habit or…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Misconceptions, Design
Sneider, Cary; Stephenson, Chris; Schafer, Bruce; Flick, Larry – Science Teacher, 2014
A "Framework for K-12 Science Education" identified eight practices as "essential elements of the K-12 science and engineering curriculum" (NRC 2012, p. 49). Most of the practices, such as Developing and Using Models, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, and Analyzing and Interpreting Data, are well known among science…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Thinking Skills, Computation
Bybee, Rodger W. – Science Teacher, 2011
The author presents the science and engineering practices from the recently released "A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas." He recognizes the changes implied by the new framework, and eventually a new generation of science education standards will present new perspectives for the science…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Science Education, Models
Schneider, Michael – Science Teacher, 2004
This article describes how Cahokia middle and high school students conduct inquiry-based science through a pitfall trap experiment. In a collaborative effort, students designed and conducted pitfall trap investigations that combined their interest in the natural world with their love of technology. The students set up their own experiments to…
Descriptors: Topography, Investigations, Outdoor Education, High School Students
